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References
- ↑ Cooper, Ian; Tomlin, John; Reeve, Tony (2011), "Tasmania's heritage Wilderness Railway", 16th Engineering Heritage Australia Conference: Conserving Our Heritage – Make a Difference! 13–16 November 2011, Hobart, Tasmania, Engineers Australia: [537]–[550], ISBN 978-0-85825-887-7
- ↑ "TEEPOOKANA TO STRAHAN RAILWAY EXTENSION". The Daily Telegraph . XVIII (309). Tasmania. 29 December 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 2 June 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1990), Draft management plan for the Teepookana State Forest within the South West Conservation Area, The Commission, ISBN 978-0-7246-3530-6
- ↑ Tasmanian Development Authority; Forests and Forest Industry Council of Australia (1991), A vision for the natural and pioneering heritage at Teepookana : decision analysis, Forests & Forest Industry Council, retrieved 2 June 2016