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- ↑ "1960 Uber Cup". Badminton Canada. 1960-05-05. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ↑ Badmintonbladet No. 8 Vol. 12 (1960), p. 5
- ↑ Bird Chatter No. 4 Vol. 19 (1960), p. 8
- ↑ "NZ UBER CUP TEAM ARRIVE". The Straits Times . 19 April 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "Badminton Cup Matches Slated". Youngstown Vindicator . 2 April 1960. p. 60. Retrieved 15 July 2024.