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- ↑ "Bonney rewarded with win in classic". The Age . Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 October 1949. p. 12.
- ↑ "Road champ. to Beasley". The Sporting Globe . Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 13 October 1951. p. 9.
- ↑ "Peadon cleans up cyclists". The Truth . Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1952. p. 22.
- ↑ "NSW rider's easy "W'bool" victory". The Sporting Globe . Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1951. p. 12.
- ↑ "Long-cherished ambition realised". The Sporting Globe . Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 4 October 1952. p. 12.
