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- ↑ "The Interior of Western Australia". The Northam Advertiser (WA : 1895 - 1918; 1948 - 1954) . WA: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ Warburton, Peter Egerton; Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892; Eden, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1839-1900 (1981), Journey across the western interior of Australia (Facsimile ed.), Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-031-9
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Beard, J.S. (2015) 'Plant Life of Western Australia.' (2nd Ed.) Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd: Dural NSW. (CAB Direct)
- 1 2 "A visual guide to the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) in WA". FloraBase: The Western Australian Flora. Western Australian Herbarium. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ↑ not specifically named in the 1928 discussion, however the other provinces are clearly identified "NATURAL REGIONS". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) . Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 10 January 2016.