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- ↑ "Parliament of Victoria: Legislative Assembly: Tuesday, 23rd May". Bendigo Advertiser. 25 May 1871. p. 3. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- 1 2 "Agency VA 2875: Department of Railways and Roads". Public Record Office Victoria. Retrieved 10 December 2019.