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References
- ↑ History of Wonnerup Aboriginals
- ↑ A Nyungar Interpretation of Ellensbrook and Wonnerup Homestead
- ↑ "A Worthy Westralian". Sunday Time. 26 March 1922.
- ↑ "THE LAYMANS OF WONNERUP". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
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