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- ↑ Wetherall, Lachlan. "Walsh Island Aerodrome | A bit of this, a bit of that" . Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "CURRENT NEWS". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954). 21 September 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ Scanlon, Mike (14 September 2018). "Newcastle's island hub of industry". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ NSW Land and Registry Services Charting Map - County Gloucester sheet 2
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