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- ↑ "BIRD'S EYE,RECORDS,RADIO THE CANBERRA TIMES The drama of America's Cup takes a new tack". The Canberra Times . Vol. 61, no. 18, 673. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 November 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
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