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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Thomas A. Darragh, 'Mahony, Daniel James (1878–1944)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 28 February 2016
- ↑ Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria, no.9
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Australian Science 2015
- ↑ Monuments Australia
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