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- ↑ "QUOTA FAVORED". The Sun . No. 5259. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1927. p. 14 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 2 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 February 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "SUMMARY". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate . NSW. 4 March 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS." Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) 16 Mar 1911: 3. Retrieved 26 November 2011
- ↑ "Advertising". The Barrier Miner . Broken Hill, NSW. 14 March 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 1 February 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 15 February 2016– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "GENERAL GOSSIP". The Referee . Sydney. 15 February 1911. p. 16. Retrieved 15 February 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THIELE'S PICTURES". The Truth . Sydney. 19 February 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2016– via National Library of Australia.
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