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- ↑ "Tim Olle". AFL Tables. rleague.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Timothy Olle - Player Bio". Australian Football. Slattery Media. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ "Association Clubs". The Argus. 30 April 1952. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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