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- ↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- ↑ "SCA Rebrand". RadioInfo.
- ↑ "Cloncurry on the air". The North West Star. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
