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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nowra Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 July 1947, pages 26-31
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Australian Motor Racing Archive 1947, www.myautosite.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Retrieved 7 August 2017
- ↑ The report in Australian Motor Sports (page 30) indicates that Belf Jones was "driving the Brown Terraplane Special" in the race.
- ↑ The report in Australian Motor Sports indicates that Davison's car broke its pinion during the last practice period and that he returned to Melbourne before the race due to a family issue.
- ↑ Nowra Road Races, Australian Motor Sports, June 16 1947, page 11