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- ↑ "THREE LOWAN CANDIDATES". The Argus . Melbourne. 19 October 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FINAL LOWAN FIGURES". The Horsham Times . Vic. 14 November 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 30 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.