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- ↑ Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Gibson, Chris (July 2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places. Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8. ISBN 9780868406220.
- ↑ Breen, Marcus (1989). Our Place Our Music. Aboriginal Studies Press. ISBN 0-85575-197-5.
- ↑ Walker, Clinton (2000). Buried Country: The Story of Aboriginal Country Music. Pluto Press. ISBN 1-86403-152-2.
- ↑ Music Australia Ilkari Maru
- ↑ Music Australia Lightning Strikes