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- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 17 June 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Amusements. Lenard's Pictures". The Barrier Miner . Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 30 September 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "The Lyceum—Todd's Pictures". The Examiner . Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 11 July 1911. p. 5 Edition: Daily. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
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