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- ↑ "Association season curtailed". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 15 July 1915. p. 8.
- ↑ "Football and war". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 26 February 1916. p. 18.
- ↑ "Sport and war". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 6 February 1917. p. 8.
- ↑ "Wartime football – Association's decision". The Argus. Melbourne. 15 April 1918. p. 4.