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- ↑ List of small publications in the Archives of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (in the National Archives of Solomon Islands) p. 17. (Accessed 30 August 2016)
- ↑ "Resignations and retirements" . Church Times . No. 7885. 2 May 2014. p. 41. ISSN 0009-658X . Retrieved 7 November 2016– via UK Press Online archives.