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- ↑ "Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation". Australian Telephone Directory. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ 'Indigenous land decision sparks legal threat', ABC News 8 Jul 2009, 6:54am
- ↑ "League of Historical Cities". Ballarat.vic.gov.au. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Lily Partland (10 July 2013). "Wathaurung use technology to take control of their cultural heritage". ABC Ballarat. Retrieved 10 December 2013.