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- ↑ "WILUNA". Kalgoorlie Miner . Vol. 38, no. 9374. Western Australia. 22 March 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "WILUNA". Kalgoorlie Miner . Vol. 37, no. 9283. Western Australia. 5 December 1931. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "HIGH SPOT". The Sunday Times . Perth: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1946. p. 7. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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