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- 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 145.
- 1 2 "Australian Production Budget Drops Ninety Thousand Pounds This Year.", Everyones., 9 (459 (12 December 1928)), nla.obj-590190846, retrieved 7 March 2024– via Trove
- ↑ "THE GRAND THEATRE". The Advertiser . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 October 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "THE PICTURES". The Argus . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "MOVIES AND MUMMERS". The Sunday Times . Perth: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
