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- ↑ "Rackley a confirmed sports legend". Nelson Mail. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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