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- ↑ McKay, Claude Eric Fergusson (1878–1972)
- ↑ Packer, Robert Clyde (1879–1934)
- ↑ Sir Douglas Frank (1906–1974)
- ↑ Molesworth, Voltaire (1889–1934)
- ↑ Richard White, "Simpson, Edwin Colin (1908–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography , adb.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "Why I Publish Smith's Weekly". Smith's Weekly . Vol. XI, no. 33. New South Wales, Australia. 28 September 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 24 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Facts Tell". The Sun (Sydney) . No. 5912. New South Wales, Australia. 21 October 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 24 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Newspapers Swallowed Whole In Huge Merger". Sydney Truth . No. 1546. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 24 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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