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- ↑ "LOCAL AND GENERAL". Collie Mail . Vol. 4, no. 131. Collie, Western Australia. 4 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "GENERAL NEWS". The Murchison Times And Day Dawn Gazette . Vol. 12, no. 157. Murchison, Western Australia. 11 August 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "Notes from Various Sources". The Beverley Times . Vol. II, no. 58. Beverley, Western Australia. 1 September 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "Progressive Country Newspaper". The Swan Express . Vol. XXV, no. 37. Midland, Western Australia. 9 October 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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