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- ↑ "Roy Beiber - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ↑ Whiticker/Hudson "The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players" ISBN 1875169571
- ↑ Daily Telegraph (20 Sep 1926) He won a Reserve Grade premiership with South Sydney on 18 Sep 1926.
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald (Death Nptice) 23 May 1955
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