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References
- Stannage, Charles Thomas (1979). The People of Perth: A Social History of Western Australia's Capital City. Perth: Perth City Council. ISBN 0-909994-86-2.
- "The Six Hungry Families". Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2020.