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- ↑ "Wild fruits of roots", Northern Territory News, 12 August 2005
- ↑ Dunbar-Hall, Peter; Chris Gibson (2004). Deadly Sounds, Deadly Places :Contemporary Aboriginal Music in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 0-86840-622-8.
- ↑ "Deadly educator", Northern Territory News, 31 October 2008
- ↑ Condie, Todd (9 October 1996), "Baltpa is making waves", Koori Mail (136 ed.)
- ↑ National Library of Australia. Trove listing for Baltpa
- ↑ National Library of Australia. Trove listing for Rrawa
- ↑ "Wild Waters Run Deep", Deadly Vibe (97), March 2005
- ↑ "Sounds Australian: Australian Music Centre Journal, Volumes 49-52". The Centre. 1997: 29.Cite journal requires
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