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- ↑ "A WEST AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST". The West Australian . Perth. 15 June 1935. p. 5. Retrieved 24 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "BRUMBY INNES". Sunday Mail . Brisbane. 27 November 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Pram Factory Recollections" by John Smythe accessed 22 June 2013
- ↑ "WRITERS' WORLD". The Canberra Times . 25 November 1972. p. 12. Retrieved 24 May 2015– via National Library of Australia.
