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- ↑ "STATION 4LG OPENED AT LONGREACH LONGREACH, May 5". The Central Queensland Herald . Rockhampton, Qld. 7 May 1936. p. 29. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- 1 2 The Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations Book. Australian Communications and Media Authority. October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
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