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- ↑ "MURRAY RAILWAYS". Daily Herald . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 1 October 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "RENMARK RAILWAY". The Register . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 29 January 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ ".. RENMARK TO BARMERA." Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record . Renmark, SA: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 9 October 2014.