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Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 29 August 2019.^ a b Smith, Tony (29 January 2014). “The day a fired-up Parkhouse struck gold”. Stuff. Retrieved 29 August 2019.^ ““Swimming.” Times, 6 Aug. 1970, p. 10″. Times Digital Archive.^ ““Swimming.” Times, 10 Aug. 1970, p. 10″. 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