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- ↑ "Mayor suggests Spadina extension to Gardiner: Hall, an expressway booster, inaugurated in North York". Globe and Mail. January 6, 1970.
- 1 2 3 "Former mayor promoter of downtown North York". Globe & Mail. April 28, 1990.
- 1 2 3 "Obituary: North York ex-mayor Basil Hall". Toronto Star. April 27, 1990.
- 1 2 "Hall has back-scratching society, Liberals say: Only one question in North York mayoral race: how can Barbaro win?". Globe and Mail. November 25, 1969.
- ↑ "Hall sees victory as party repudiation". Globe and Mail. December 2, 1969.
- ↑ "'Not pussy-footing,' North York decides". Globe and Mail. September 12, 1972.