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- ↑ CURRAN, William - 1912 [ permanent dead link ]nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ John Coffey and Bernie Wood, The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 45.
- ↑ Billy Curran wigan.rlfans.com