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- ↑ Red Lion Hill and Strawberry Vale (finchley N2). London Borough of Barnet. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "The Adventures of Lieutenant Daring R.N.: In a South American Port". 1 September 1911. Retrieved 14 November 2016– via IMDb.
- ↑ "Lieutenant Daring Avenges an Insult to the Union Jack". 1 February 1912. Retrieved 14 November 2016– via IMDb.
- ↑ "Lieutenant Daring and the Ship's Mascot (1912)". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "BAC 100: 2010 - Film Clips - Extract from the adventure serial Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912)" . Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "BFI Screenonline: Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912) Synopsis" . Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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- ↑ "Lieutenant Daring and the Plans of the Mine Fields (1912)". Archived from the original on July 12, 2023.
- ↑ "Lieutenant Daring Rn and the Water Rats (1924)". Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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