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- Hamilton, Margaret (1979). "Robert Henry Pland". In Hamilton, Margaret; Pope, Brian (eds.). Western Australia – the stamps and postal history: a guide to its philately. Compiled by the Western Australia Study Group. p. 457. ISBN 0-9596476-0-0. OCLC 19904068. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.