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- ↑ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Explorations in the Camden Harbour District". The Inquirer & Commercial News. 26 September 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "History of river names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ "Local and Domestic Intelligence". The Inquirer & Commercial News. 18 January 1865. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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