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- 1 2 3 "Memorable Manitobans: George Ashdown (1851-1939)". Manitoba Historical Society, May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Morden's Representatives". Winnipeg Tribune , January 25, 1904.
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- 1 2 "G. Ashdown, 85, Pioneer, Dies". Winnipeg Tribune . May 15, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved February 18, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
