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References
- ↑ "Roll of Renown". Tamworth Country Music Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Maguire, Kemii (20 April 2022). "2022 Golden Guitar Awards see Cassar-Daley take out Slim Dusty record, Shane Nicholson and Ashleigh Dallas collect top gongs". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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