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- ↑ Cornwall, John (1989). Just for the Record: The Political Recollections of John Cornwall. Wakefield Press. ISBN 9781862542563.
- ↑ "Mike Elliott will contest SA Assembly seat". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 June 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 3 February 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "UniSA News" (PDF). University of South Australia. February 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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