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- ↑ Bell, Peter; Marsden, Susan (29 September 2010). "Kingston SE – An Overview History". Professional Historians Australia (SA) Inc. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ↑ Avenue Railway Station Destroyed by Fire. 4 March 1941
- ↑ Diesel Days on the Kingston S.E. Goods Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1997 pp356-364