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- ↑ "About". National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame. National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Molly Clark". Territory Stories. Northern Territory Library. hdl:10070/218083 . Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ "Old Andado Station". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ Serratore, Paul (25 September 2012). "Vale Molly Clark - a pioneering woman of the Outback". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC Alice Springs. Retrieved 3 May 2017.