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- ↑ "A'Becketts Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Harris Park" (PDF). Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011. Parrmatta City Council. 2011. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Current area: Granville - Clyde". Assumptions: Residential development. Parrmatta City Council. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Harris Park" (PDF). Parramatta Development Control Plan 2011. Parrmatta City Council. 2011. p. 223. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "MAN ON MURDER CHARGE". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) . National Library of Australia. 17 April 1943. p. 9. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
