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- ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247801376?searchTerm=%22keith%20phillips%22%20newtown&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- ↑ "Cyril McMahon - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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