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- 1 2 3 "AN UNFORTUNATE DISTRICT COUNCIL". The Chronicle . 39 (1, 986). Adelaide. 12 September 1896. p. 25. Retrieved 28 July 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "Prosperous Mount Bryan". Kapunda Herald . XLVI (3, 535). South Australia. 28 January 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 28 July 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "The Wants of Mount Bryan". Burra Record . V (267). South Australia. 10 August 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2016– via National Library of Australia.
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