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References
- ↑ Justus Anglican
- ↑ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 20. (Accessed 9 February 2020)
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980-1982 p611 Oxford, OUP, 1983 ISBN 0-19-200010-1
- ↑ Melanesia News
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