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References
- 1 2 Williams, Margaret (1992). Dorothy Hewett: the Feminine as Subversion. Sydney: Currency. pp. 69–80. ISBN 0-86819-320-8.
- ↑ "AusStage". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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- ↑ "Catspaw [manuscript] : a musical in two acts". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ↑ "Dorothy Hewett". www.doollee.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ Kovacs, Zoltan (14 February 1974). "An explosive brew in "Catspaw"". The West Australian.
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