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- ↑ "Lord Mayor Alderman Rob H F Valentine". Hobart City Council. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ Update Monday 7 May; declaration of the polls, Tasmanian Electoral Commission, 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Lord Mayor hurt in bike crash". Hobart Mercury. 20 April 2010.
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