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- ↑ Australian Railway History Australian Railway Historical Society
- ↑ Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society (1937), Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society : [bulletin], Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, retrieved 11 July 2023
- ↑ Australian Railway Historical Society (1952), Bulletin, Australian Railway Historical Society, ISSN 0005-0105
- ↑ Australian Railway Historical Society. New South Wales Division; Australian Railway Historical Society (2004), Australian railway history : bulletin of the Australian Railway Historical Society, Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division, ISSN 1449-6291
