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- ↑ "Ashby and Gray Win Senior National Titles, Olympic Titles". Sporting Globe. 1 March 1939.
- 1 2 3 4 "National Cycling Title To-Night". The Telegraph. 1 March 1939.
- 1 2 3 4 "Cycling: Healing Shield Points: New South Wales' Easy Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 1939.