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- 1 2 "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 15 January 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 10 July 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 January 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 10 July 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 74
- ↑ "Bohemia". The Brisbane Courier . 24 November 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 10 July 2012– via National Library of Australia.
