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- ↑ "Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 October 1923. p. 16.
- ↑ "League Seconds". Trove. Sporting Globe.
- ↑ "Name change". The Herald. 5 April 1923. p. 10.
- ↑ "1923 Reserves". Blueseum.
- ↑ "Name change". The Age. 27 April 1923. p. 14.
- ↑ "Collingwood District Football Club". Collingwood Forever.