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- ↑ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. The Gloucestershire lawn tennis championships were concluded at Clifton on Saturday" (Subscription). Gloucester Journal. Gloucestershire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 22 June 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "GLOUCESTERSHIRE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. The Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Association Tournament: Fine weather is predicted for the day of the third annual tournament" (Subscription). Western Daily Press. Bristol, England: British Newspaper Archives. 6 June 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "GLOUCESTERHIRE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. When the Bristol and Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament fell through for the present season owing to the inability of the promoters to arrange dates suitable at once to the County Ground Company, County Association has arranged to stage a new tournament to replace the former" (Subscription). Stroud News and Gloucestershire Advertiser. Gloucestershire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 4 June 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Gloucester Journal (22 June 1912)