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- ↑ "Champions of Essendon ". Referee (Sydney, NSW : 1886 - 1939) . Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1917. p. 16. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "Farm and Dairy". The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) . Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 17 September 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 23 March 2015.