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- ↑ The Sun (Sydney) Peter Bracken photo 6/9/1953 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230753288?searchTerm=%22peter%20bracken%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=195
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ( ISBN 1875169571)
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