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- ↑ Dawson, Margaret (1968), The history of the development of Mills and Wares Biscuits Pty. Ltd. : from its beginning in 1897 to the present day , retrieved 2 February 2018
- ↑ Ann Delroy & Phyl Brown, 'Sugar and spice: changing patterns of women's work in a WA cake and biscuit factory', Fremantle Studies, 1, 1999: 1-11.