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- ↑ Beretning for aaret. Oslo: Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. 1924.
- ↑ Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1965. p. 21.1–21.18.
- ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Norsk Bygningsindustriarbeiderforbund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 October 2010.