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- ↑ Australian Museum, Pioneers of Australian Archaeology
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- ↑ National Library of Australia catalogue Trove
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- ↑ du Cros, Hilary. "Burrill Lake Rockshelter: An early use of a research design in Australian prehistory". Australian Archaeological Association. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
