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- ↑ Maguire, Kemii (20 April 2022). "2022 Golden Guitar Awards see Cassar-Daley take out Slim Dusty record, Shane Nicholson and Ashleigh Dallas collect top gongs". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ↑ "2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Winners Announced". Mirage News. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ↑ "Casey Barnes Light it Up Announced as Winner of the Golden Guitar Award for Top Selling Australian Country Album for 2022". TCMF. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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