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Artists: Josephine Watjari Mick, David Miller, Fatt, Sammy Miller.
- ↑ "David Miller: Inarki". canberra.edu.au. University of Canberra. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Googarh (enter "David Miller" in search box)". nma.gov.au. National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Aboriginalities (PDF). Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. 2021. p. 20. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Paige Cockburn and staff (26 January 2022). "Australia Day events held, calls for country to unite as 'one mob'". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2022.