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- ↑ (4 December 2006) "Celebrating the Century" Archived 27 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine . Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Office Bearers, Committeemen" Melbourne Cricket Club. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "Previous Office Bearers" Melbourne Cricket Club. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ↑ "Honorary Life Members" Melbourne Cricket Club. Retrieved 11 August 2010.