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References
- ↑ "Lifting the Veil from the Unknown". The Mail (Adelaide) . Vol. 15, no. 747. South Australia. 18 September 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 23 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "To Erect Headstone on Lasseter's Grave". Quorn Mercury . South Australia. 1 May 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
Coordinates: 24°50′S127°50′E / 24.833°S 127.833°E
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