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References
- ↑ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) pp. 14–15. (Accessed 25 August 2016)
- ↑ "Tungale Now Made Bishop of Temotu". The Melanesian Mission (UK). 19 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.