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Pretoria Pass For English Couple Sparks Flight Home
John Croft and Miss Jess Croft secure a pass to travel from Pretoria to Mooi fontein in the Wakkerstroom district, signed by a Boer general. They ride out with Monti, amid voices of both curiosity and threat from locals, while the siege and tension weigh on their departure and the fate of friends and foes alike.
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Eaffira
Meinheer Coetzee
Bo Consin
Belange
Hans
South Africa
Natal
Frank Muller
Muller
Moller
Moler
Laing
Pretoria
Wekkerstroom
Hans Coetzee
Meindeer
Frank Mollereut
Wakkerstroom
Beasie
Uxes
Hane Coetzee
Jess
John
Joss
Cape
Monti
Mouti
Mooifontein
Koos
Zerubbabel
Europe
Besic
Mal
Sim
Jess Croft
The
Republic
Jesx Hoe
Times
London
Mrs. Neville
Comap
Jobe
Comandant
Transvaal
Vouet
Red House
Frank Mailer
Ontepan
Jem
Zoutpansberg
Wilderbeeste
Kaffire
Agug
Frank
Meinboer Muller
Mutler
Moorfontein
Cng Niel
Niel
Mr. Muller
Capt
Hvilelberg
Beaste
Moe
Mooifontela
Heldeburg
Tet & Guard