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- ↑ Coal monopoly a menace to the people's well-being Tribune 16 March 1960 page 5
- ↑ Coal & Allied Rebuilds in Hunter Australian Financial Review 30 September 1988
- ↑ Farquar, Ian (2002). Howard Smith Shipping: Enterprise & Diversity 1854-2001. Caulfield South: Nautical Association of Australia. ISBN 0959907955.
- ↑ Coal & Allied Industries Limited: Removal from Official List Australian Securities Exchange 16 December 2011
- ↑ Rio Tinto waves goodbye to Coal & Allied Australian Mining 1 September 2017
- ↑ Rio Tinto completes divestment of Coal & Allied Investments Limited for $2.69 Billion Rio Tinto 1 September 2017
- ↑ History Yancoal
- ↑ About Us Mount Thorley Workworth
- ↑ Whitehaven Completes Vickey Transaction Whitehaven Coal 4 February 2010