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- ↑ Lower Arrernte at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ C29 Lower Arrernte at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ "C29: Lower Arrernte". Austlang. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- 1 2 Kearney, Simon (20 September 2007). "Another language faces sunset in dead centre". The Australian. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011.NOTE: Incorrect reporting of years of his two occupations, as 1925 and 1940.
- 1 2 Mackett, Paul (2009). "Andado Station 1943 - 1969". From:National Archives of Australia, Darwin Office Series NTAC1976/5, Item 1963/465: Andado Station. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ Mackett, Paul (2003). "Finke 1963-1968". From:National Archives of Australia, Darwin Office CRS E944/0, Finke Township CA 7112 ATSIC Northern Territory State Office Aboriginal Population Records Census Results for Finke for (1) 22. 8.1963 (2) 20. 3.1965 (3) 14.10.1965 Finke Township (4)6. 6.1966 Finke Township (5) 23. 7.1968 Finke Township. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ Parnell, Sean (March 2011). "Brownie Doolan – the end of an era" (PDF). Northern Territory Police News. Boo Design, for NT Police Assocn: 13. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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