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References
- South Coast Times & Wollongong Argus article from April 16, 1953
- Sydney Morning Herald entry from April 23, 1953
- South Coast Times & Wollongong Argus article from April 23, 1954
- Sydney Morning Herald entry from May 16, 1954
- Illawarra Mercury Article from May 17, 1954
- Sun Herald article from May 23, 1954
- South Coast Times & Wollongong Argus article from May 24, 1954
- Illawarra Mercury article from August 26, 1954
