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- ↑ 175th Anniversary web page on the Pandora NLA website
- ↑ Western Australia (1980), 175th anniversary of the founding of the Swan River Colony, Govt. of Western Australia, retrieved 11 December 2016
- ↑ Stasiuk, Glen; Sillifant, Ash; Collard, Len; Kulbardi Productions; Murdoch University. Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre; South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council (2005), Noongar of the Beeliar (Swan River), Kulbardi Productions, retrieved 11 December 2016
- ↑ Gentile, Andrew (2004), The Swan River : images from Guildford into the upper reaches, Andrew Gentile, ISBN 978-0-9581432-1-9
- ↑ Statham-Drew, Pamela; Statham-Drew, Pamela, 1944-. James Stirling; Pandorus Publications (2004), James Stirling and the birth of the Swan River Colony, Pandorus, ISBN 978-0-646-43795-8
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- ↑ Western Australian Genealogical Society; Western Australian Genealogical Society. Swan River Pioneers 1829-1838 Special Interest Group (2005), First families of the Swan River Colony : a brief biographical description of persons arriving into or born in the Swan River Colony up to 31st December 1838, Western Australian Genealogical Society, ISBN 978-1-876815-20-2
- ↑ West Australian Quilters' Association (2004), Women's work : the first exhibition of Western Australia's quilt heritage in celebration of the state of Western Australia's 175th anniversary, West Australian Quilters' Association, ISBN 978-0-9579590-2-6
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- ↑ "About 175th Anniversary". The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia. Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "Western Australian Heritage Icons 2004". The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia. Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2016.