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- ↑ "Profile of Mayor and Councillors". Town of Vincent. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ↑ "PROFILE: Nick Catania". WA Business News. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help)[ permanent dead link ] - ↑ Sonti, Chalpat (22 July 2009). "Labor stalwart backs son's defection". WA Today. Fairfax. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
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