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References
- ↑ Dunlop, E. W. (1966). "Blaxcell, Garnham (1778–1817)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
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