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- ↑ "Olympians in soccer side". The Sydney Morning Herald . 14 July 1953. Retrieved 9 September 2017– via archive of National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Games Soccer player to tour". The Sun . Sydney. 13 July 1953. Retrieved 9 September 2017– via archive of National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Chinese soccer star withdraws". Queensland Times. 16 July 1953. Retrieved 9 September 2017– via archive of National Library of Australia.
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