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- ↑ "The Amateur Championship Meeting" . 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Champion Athletic Meeting" . Daily News (London). 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAC Champion Meeting" . Echo (London). 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.