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- ↑ Larry Olsen
- ↑ The highs and lows of Larry Olsen
- ↑ "Cup winning jockey Larry Olsen's wife dies". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ Brisbane-based former Melbourne Cup champion jockey Larry Olsen mourning death of wife Maureen on 24th anniversary of Cup win
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