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- ↑ "MENZIES". Kalgoorlie Western Argus . Western Australia. 17 November 1908. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "MT MALCOLM". The Menzies Miner . Western Australia. 21 April 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 19 January 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "LINDEN". Kalgoorlie Western Argus . Western Australia. 20 August 1912. p. 14. Retrieved 19 January 2020– via Trove.