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- ↑ "POPULARITY OF FILMS FOR CHILDREN". Record. Emerald Hill, Vic. 9 September 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""ON OUR SELECTION."". The West Australian . Perth. 16 August 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "N.Z. Women Enjoy Modern Rural Homes". The Farmer and Settler . Sydney. 6 May 1949. p. 15. Retrieved 13 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Australian Bushland Symphony , retrieved 21 September 2019
