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- 1 2 Anglican Religious Life Yearbook website, Melanesian Brotherhood (MBH)
- ↑ MBH official website, Organisation, retrieved 2024-02-29
- ↑ Solomon Encyclopedia website, Fox, Charles Elliot (1878 - 1977)
- ↑ Anglican News website, Funeral of the seven Melanesian brothers who died in Solomon Islands, article dated October 23, 2003’’
