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- ↑ "MUSIC AND DRAMA." The Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb 1929: 12 accessed 14 Dec 2011
- ↑ "Roland McCarty Presents Augustus Neville". The Catholic Press . NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 February 1931. p. 26. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "It All Began With a Feature Movie On The Kelly Gang". The News . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 November 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "NEW FILMS". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 7 June 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
