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References
- ↑ History of the AASV
- ↑ Margaret Bullen, Australian Anthropological Society, Annual Conference 2007 - Transforming Economies, Changing States, http://www.aas.asn.au/conf07/sessions/sesabs01c.php%5B%5D
- ↑ Presland, Gary (1998) ‘A.S. Gallus and the Archaeological Society of Victoria.’ The Artefact 21:9-13
- ↑ Presland, Gary (2001) ‘Artefact of history: a history of The Artefact’ The Artefact 24:5-9