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- ↑ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Telegraph . No. 11, 697. Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1910. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 2 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Haden – population centre in Toowoomba Region (entry 15176)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990
- ↑ "GOOMBUNGEE LINE". The Telegraph . No. 11890. Queensland, Australia. 26 December 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 2 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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