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From: Sarah <>
Subject: [ZA] Re: SOUTH-AFRICA-D Digest V03 #245
Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 10:28:07 +1200
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> I think that it would have been 1973 or 1974 because my father and I left in 1973
> and it was still green cards then. Or it may have been phased in over 1972/3. My
> father did not need to get one before he left South Africa and I was too young.
Sarah
>
> On 30 Apr 2003 at 5:18, Dennis Pretorius wrote:
>
> > Hallo All
> >
> > Who can tell me when the S A Green ID Card was first used and when it was
> > replaced by the ID Book?
>
> About 1955/56. Replaced about 1972.
>
> --
> Steve Hayes
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