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- ↑ G.B., G. (1933). Kate Allenby of Mayurbhanj (PDF). Brisbane, Queensland: Evangelical Missionary Society in Mayurbhanj (Inc.). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ "List of Registered NGOs in Mayurbhanj". Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- ↑ Indian Express Missionary buried, mission lives on.
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