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- 1 2 "Sir Rupert III may be last man standing". The Age. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ Official Roll "Official Roll of the Baronetage » the Standing Council of the Baronetage -". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ McGinness, Mark (16 February 2005). "A fair dinkum Aussie baronet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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