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- 1 2 "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 25 November 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 29 November 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "BOXING". The Sunday Times . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 26 November 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (18 August 2019). "Australian Movie Stars". Filmink.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (12 July 2019). "Good Sports: Australian Athletes Who Act". Filmink.
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