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- ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 12 February 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Saddle to Steering Wheel". The Sunday Times . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 23 March 1924. p. 20. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
