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- ↑ Polo Club Fails To Have Discrimination Action Struck Out The Courier Mail [ dead link ]
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- ↑ "Brisbane Polo Club sells heritage-listed CBD digs to Singaporean developer for $10 million | the Courier Mail". 25 May 2015.
- ↑ "The Urban Developer".