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- ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 1958. p. 12.
- ↑ "All the TV". ABC Weekly. 30 July 1958. p. 34.
- ↑ "Television Guide". The Age. 30 May 1958. p. 16.
- ↑ "English Actor in "Live" Play". The Age. 30 May 1958. p. 12.
