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- ↑ "Ted Rudd - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ "Happy 110th Birthday North Sydney". North Sydney Bears. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ↑ TED RUDD's PLANS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144978818?searchTerm=%22ted%20rudd%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
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