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- ↑ "Charlie Lees - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ Whiticker, Alan. Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1996 Edn
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
- E. E. Christensen's yearbook
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