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- ↑ "Colin Kelly inducted into EA Hall of Fame". www.equestrian.org.au. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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- ↑ Whelan, Melanie (23 July 2020). "'An inspiration to all': Ballarat mourns loss of 'feisty yet sweet' Margaret McIver". The Courier. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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