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- ↑ "Parramatta's Industrial Heritage – The Australian Cream Tartar Company". Heritage Archives and Library Research and Collection Services. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "Camellia" (PDF). Australia Railway Historical Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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