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References
- ↑ "Canning Jarrah Timber Co". The Inquirer and Commercial News . Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 171. Western Australia. 14 January 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 23 December 2018– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Canning Jarrah Timber Company's Railway". Western Mail . Vol. XV, no. 745. Western Australia. 7 April 1900. p. 9. Retrieved 23 December 2018– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Shaw, W (1900), Canning Jarrah Timber Company Ltd 1891-1903 , retrieved 23 December 2018
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