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- ↑ "Sarah Forbes - Australian Lacrosse Champion" (PDF). Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ↑ "Dixon Heads Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees". umterps.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees - Sarah Forbes" . Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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