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- ↑ CHORLEY, Alfred - 1910 Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ↑ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 39.
- ↑ "Chorley, Alfred - WW1 28678 - Army". Auckland Museum Cenotaph Records. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2021.