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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ratu Tiale Wimbledon Thomas Vuiyasawa Pacific Islands Monthly, May 1981, p81
- ↑ Ratu Tiale Vuiyasawa NZ History
- ↑ Fijian Chiefs Would Hand Over Land to Government Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1936, p63
- ↑ Ratu Tiale Vuiyasawa Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1938, p33
- ↑ Ratu Tiale Vuiyasawa Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1952, p57
- ↑ Ratu T.W.T Vuiyasawa Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1957, p117