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- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . 7 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p32
- ↑ "ALHAMBRA THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 February 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Morning Bulletin . Rockhampton, Qld. 18 May 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . 7 September 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
