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- ↑ Institute of Australian Geographers: June 2009 Newsletter, p. 2
- ↑ "Renowned Geographer Reginald Golledge Dies in Santa Barbara". UCSB. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ↑ Kitchin, R. (2004): Reginald Golledge. In: Hubbard, P., R. Kitchin and G. Valentine (Eds.): Key thinkers on space and place. London: Sage Pubn Inc. pp. 136–142.
