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- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 60.
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- ↑ "PARRAMATTA'S £1200". The Sunday Times . Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "MARY PICKFORD COMPANY FORMED". Arrow (Sydney, NSW : 1916 - 1933) . Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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