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- 1 2 "Wickepin Argus (WA : 1910 - 1934)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ↑ "THE CRITIC". Truth (City Edition). No. 388. Perth. 10 December 1910. p. 1. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "Meckering Notes". Northam Courier . Vol. II, no. 112. Northam. 9 December 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The "Wickepin Argus."". The Narrogin Observer and Williams District Representative . Vol. 6, no. 299. Narrogin. 31 December 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Local and General Items". The Southern Argus and Wagin-Arthur Express . Vol. VI, no. 291. Wagin. 10 December 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Current Notes". The Collie Miner . Vol. 11, no. 54. Collie. 6 December 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Local and General News". Great Southern Leader . Vol. IV, no. 177. Western Australia. 20 January 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
