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- ↑ Sykes, Jill (7 January 1978). "Livermore chases his dream". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16.
- ↑ "'West Of The Black Stump' Country Tour". Port Lincoln Times . Vol. XXXVIII, no. 2038. South Australia. 22 July 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 3 August 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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