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- ↑ A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958, Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)
- ↑ "About Us". Stanfield’s Limited. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008.
- ↑ Kearney, M & Ray, R I Know That Name! (2002) ISBN 1-55002-407-8
- ↑ October 5, 1931 Time
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