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- ↑ Gazetteer of Australia Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Stokes, John Lort (1846). "Chapter 5: Victoria River to Swan River". Discoveries in Australia, with an account of the coasts and rivers explored and surveyed during the voyage of the Beagle, 1837–1843, Volume 2. London: T and W. Boone. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ "Expedition to the Northwest". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal . 8 February 1840. p. 23. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ↑ Kimberly, Warren Bert (1897). "13. Land Laws; Exploration; Australiand Settlement 1839-1842". History of West Australia. Melbourne: F. W. Niven & Co. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Gregory, A.C. (15 March 1850). "Assist.-Surv.-Gregory's Report". The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News . p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "A93: Nhanhagardi". Austlang. AIATSIS. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
Coordinates: 28°45′S114°36′E / 28.750°S 114.600°E
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