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- ↑ "Australian youth team named". The Canberra Times . 26 January 1978. p. 19. Retrieved 16 February 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CRICKET India fights back in exciting game". The Canberra Times . 3 January 1981. p. 26. Retrieved 16 February 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The 16 Aussies who went to South Africa".
- ↑ "Australian tour squad". The Canberra Times . 21 March 1985. p. 28. Retrieved 16 February 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Baggy green or livelihood?".
- ↑ "St George's Park – Rod McCurdy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.
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