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References
- ↑ The Railways of Tasmania Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review issue 363 November 1922 page 326
- ↑ Railway of the Zeehan District Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 313 November 1963 pages 165/166
- ↑ The Tasmanian G class 2ft gauge locomotive Light Railways issue 46 Summer 1973 pages 11-15
- 1 2 Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 13. ISBN 086417778X.
- 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9781921719011.
- ↑ Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 18