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- ↑ "Early Townsville". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2020– via Trove.
- 1 2 3 "Townsville Newspaper Company". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Queensland, Australia. 4 February 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Supreme Court". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 16 November 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 22 June 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Northern Miner . Queensland, Australia. 6 August 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2020– via Trove.