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References
- ↑ Western Australia. Forests Dept .The Manjimup Woodchip Project. [Como, W.A.] : Forests Dept., 1975.
- ↑ Environment Minister Peter Foss condemns South West Forest Defence Foundation court action against logging near Walpole] in Timberlines (Newsletter of the Bunnings Group of Companies), Jul. 1995, p. 1
- ↑ Lines, William J. (2006) Patriots : defending Australia's natural heritage St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2006. ISBN 0-7022-3554-7
