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- ↑ "Soccer spot". The News . Vol. 62, no. 9, 553. Adelaide. 24 March 1954. p. 34. Retrieved 14 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "Made history". The News . Vol. 63, no. 9, 674. Adelaide. 13 August 1954. p. 40. Retrieved 14 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "New Australian Makes History". The Advertiser . Vol. 97, no. 29, 900. Adelaide. 13 August 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 14 March 2022– via National Library of Australia.
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