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- ↑ "1979 - Tigers savour their kill". Google. The Age. 29 September 1979. p. 34. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ↑ Glenn McFarlane (5 June 2019). "Sensational Seventies: Russell Ohlsen". Collingwood FNC. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ↑ "1984 - Shaw leads Bullants to victory". Google. The Age. 24 September 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ↑ "1985 - Russell Ohlsen back at Maryborough". Ballarat Courier. 23 May 1985. Retrieved 6 May 2024.