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- ↑ Barwon Heads Bridge controversy rebuilding Engineering Heritage 3rd National Conference 2009
- ↑ Carlton Association (Melbourne, Vic.) (1972), Urban renewal, Carlton : an analysis, Carlton Association, ISBN 978-0-9599181-1-3