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- 1 2 Bartlett, Geoffrey. "Berry, Sir Graham (1822–1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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- ↑ "Death of Mr H. Byron Moore". The Sporting Globe . No. 302. Victoria, Australia. 24 June 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 22 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
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