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- 1 2 ""Australia Marches with Britain."". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 May 1941. p. 18. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIA'S WAR DRIVE IN SPECIAL FILM". Sunday Mail . Brisbane. 1 June 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AMERICAN SCHOOLGIRL— PAYS TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALIANS". South Western Advertiser . Perth. 8 January 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN FILMS". Albany Advertiser . WA. 18 August 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "PLAYTHING OF GOVERNMENTS". The Argus . Melbourne. 12 January 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "PUBLICITY IN INDIES". The West Australian . Perth. 1 August 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE FILMS". The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 June 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
