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- ↑ O'Neill, Rhys (4 April 2015). "Former PNG Hunters CEO and Cairns man Brad Tassell opens up about why he quit the club". The Cairns Post . Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ↑ Hillier, Michael (5 April 2019). "League community mourns passing of Tom Tassell". Queensland Rugby League . Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ↑ "Game on in Far North". The Cairns Post. 20 May 2016.
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