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- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 132
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- ↑ "Australian Photographic Society". Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ↑ Australian Antarctic Division
- ↑ National Library of Australia Catalogue
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