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- ↑ Eugene Benson & L. W. Conolly, Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. (Routledge, 30 Nov. 2004): Jeannie Gunn, page 611.
- ↑ Jeannie Gunn, The Little Black Princess: A True Tale of Life in the Never-Never Land. London: Alexander Moring Ltd, 1905.
- ↑ "My Great Grandmother, Bett-Bett the Little Black Princess". 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Gunn, Jeannie (1870–1961) by Sally O'Neill, Australian Dictionary of Biography , Volume 9, (Melbourne UP), 1983.
- 1 2 Gunn, Jeannie (4 February 1937). "'Little Black Princess' says 'All Well'". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ "My Great Grandmother, Bett-Bett the Little Black Princess". 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dolly Bonson (Bett Bett) | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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