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- ↑ "MOUNT GAMBIER AND NARRACOORTE RAILWAY". South Australian Weekly Chronicle . South Australia. 18 June 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 16 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Broad gauge Railway Opened 23 June 1953
- ↑ AN Timetables and fares
- ↑ Masson, Johnny. "MOUNT GAMBIER MARSHALLING YARDS". Trove NLA. Johnny's Pages - Old SAR Shunter. Retrieved 16 August 2024.