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- ↑ "Mr. E.B. Thornhill" . Railway News. England. 9 September 1911. Retrieved 22 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Institution of Civil Engineer" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 7 May 1870. Retrieved 22 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Volunteer Corps" . Volunteer Service Gazette and Military Dispatch. England. 7 October 1893. Retrieved 22 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.