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- ↑ Wyatt et al. 1937, p. 3.
- 1 2 3 Lothian 1987, subsection Antelope Parks Established.
- ↑ Lothian 1987, subsection Nemiskam Park Abolished.
- ↑ Trottier 2008.
- ↑ Jardine 2008.
- ↑ Lothian 1987, subsection Abolition of Park Proposed.
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