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- ↑ The Toronto city directory for 1892. Might's Directory. 1892. p. 1360.
- ↑ The Toronto city directory for 1899. Might's Directory. 1899. p. 1074.
- ↑ "Suckling and Company, Sale by Auction". Toronto Daily Mail and Empire. June 18, 1900. p. 9.
- ↑ "Torontos on CFLDB Statistics".
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- ↑ Sandor, Steven (2007). Illustrated Guide to Hockey Sites & History: Toronto. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 11.
- ↑ Harper, Stephen J. (2013). A Great Game. Simon Schuster Canada. p. 169.