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- ↑ "Map of Melbourne and Suburban Company Lines, 1857–1862", Museums Victoria , archived from the original on 8 August 2008, retrieved 14 November 2011
- ↑ "CHRISTMAS DAY". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 4, 545. Victoria, Australia. 26 December 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 22 January 2025– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 4, 330. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1860. p. 1 (Supplement to The Argus). Retrieved 22 January 2025– via National Library of Australia.