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- ↑ "Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Nbl.snl.no. 25 January 1921. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "History – Smedvig (en)". Smedvig.no. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Torolf Smedvig (1917 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Nbl.snl.no. 25 January 1921. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Torolf Smedvig – Norsk biografisk leksikon". Nbl.snl.no. 25 January 1921. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
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