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References
- 1 2 3 Shelley, Gary (15 November 1971), "Brendon Lunney — he's a farmer at heart", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Oliver, Robin (13 May 1991), "Against all odds", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Marshall, Valda (30 August 1970), "The box at its best", The Sydney Morning Herald
- 1 2 "Lunney sets a fierce pace", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 1974
- ↑ "Horses, and the twist of fate", The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 July 1975
- ↑ Plummer, Dale (28 March 1971), "Baby bashers: stark reality", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Shelley, Gary (2 July 1979), "The star is a carrot", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ "Switched on Marty", The Age, 13 April 1973
- ↑ "A tough grind", The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 March 1971