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- ↑ "Burgess, Antony Wilks, AC, FAA (1946-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
- ↑ "Burgess, Antony Wilks (Tony) (1946 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
- ↑ "Patents by Inventor Antony Wilks Burgess". patents.justia.com.
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