Book  (2013)  Page(s) 145.  
 
Richard Walsh: 'Samourai' x 'Old Master' produced a number of seedlings in 1983. One of those seedlings went into the National Rose Trial garden of Australia Inc. in 1997 where it was awarded the Best Australian Bred Rose for 1999.

Book  (23 Dec 2009)  
 
Registered Name: 'Walifeline'
ARS Approved Exhibition Name: The Lifeline Rose
F, rb, 2000, Walsh, Richard; flowers red, reverse white, large, full, borne in small clusters, slight fragrance; free-flowering; foliage medium size, dark green, semi-glossy; prickles numerous; compact, medium growth

Book  (2004)  Page(s) 100.  
 
Colin Horner. There are many enthusiastic amateur breeders producing outstanding varieties which, I am sure, will eventually be grown far beyond Australian shores. Richard Walsh, N.S.W. ‘The Lifeline Rose’. C of M 1999.

Book  (2003)  
 
p38 The Australian Rose Award 2002. Mr. Richard Walsh….is a skilled exhibitor and a keen rose breeder, two of his seedling roses ‘Lifeline’ and …. have won awards in the National Rose Trial Garden of Australia.

p94 Warmest congratulations go to the editor of the N.S.W. Rose, Mrs. Margaret Appleby. Her work with Lifeline, including suicide prevention, has been rewarded with a Queen’s Birthday Honour, the Order of Australia Medal. The Australian Bred cluster flowered rose ‘Lifeline’ was featured in the 2002 Australian Rose Annual.

Book  (2002)  Includes photo(s).
 
p87 Mr. Richard Walsh. I was fascinated by Sam McGredy’s hand-painted roses and used ….. The most successful of these parents for me was undoubtedly ‘Old Master’’, which, when crossed with ‘Samourai’, gave me my award winning ‘Lifeline Rose’. It is similar in colour to ‘Old Master’, but has more of the form of ‘Samourai’. Unfortunately it inherited the numerous long prickles characteristic of these roses, but perhaps that contributes to its usefulness as a hedging rose.

p145 Photo. ‘The Lifeline Rose’. I began breeding roses for fun in 1980. I had no thought at the time about marketing. It was only for fun. My goals were (in order) :
*To grow a rose from seed - done
*To grow a rose from seed I had pollinated - done
*To grow a rose from seed with one of my seedlings as a parent - done
*To grow a commercially viable rose – ‘Lifeline’ was probably the first
*To grow a seedling using a species rose not already in modern roses- still working on it!
In 1983 I had grown a number of seedlings from ‘Samourai’ x ‘Old Master’. I liked the flower on one, a cerise and silver bicolour, but it was fairly puny. When I budded it, however, it developed into a vigorous plant, producing flowers continuously, so I propagated 5 more plants for trial (in the early 90's) with the other more promising ones. I called it The Painter because of its "hand painted" qualities, but Sam McGredy has since registered a rose by that name. I had come to know Margaret Appleby (editor of the NSW Rose) when she joined the Rose Society of NSW Inc and we became friends. Margaret is Director of Lifeline Macarthur and in discussing her role which includes fundraising for the organization, I offered her a rose of her choice. This was her choice. With her permission, it was submitted to the NRTGA in July 1997 for a 2-year trial and I was excited at winning a Certificate of Merit and Best Australian Raised Rose. This rose is available from Lifeline Macarthur and may be ordered by phoning them on (02) 4648-2224. Richard Walsh.

Book  (2001)  Page(s) 57.  
 
J. L. Priestly. New Rose Registrations. 'WALifeline' ('The Lifeline Rose') F. Richard Walsh. Year of Registration 2000.

Article (magazine)  (Dec 2000)  Page(s) 148.  
 
WALifeline; Floribunda; (The Lifeline Rose); red, reverse white; Parentage: 'Samourai' x 'Old Master'; Walsh, Richard, 2000.

Article (magazine)  (Oct 2000)  Page(s) 35.  
 
WALifeline (The Lifeline Rose) Floribunda; Richard Walsh; Australia.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 30.  
 
The National Rose Society of Australia. International Rose Trial Ground Awards, Trial 2. 1997-1999. Certificate of Merit for the Best Australian Bred Rose on Trial. 97-10-84 HT. Walpainter. Walsh, NSW.