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- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 March 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 32
- ↑ "Advertising". The West Australian . Perth. 13 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Muswellbrook Chronicle . NSW. 26 April 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE HIPPODROME". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 April 1906. p. 9. Retrieved 27 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Theatrical Notes". Queensland Figaro . Brisbane. 26 March 1912. p. 10. Retrieved 15 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Future of Australian Pictures AN INTERVIEW WITH ALEX. HELLMRICH.", Everyones., 4 (261 (4 March 1925)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 1920, nla.obj-559978517, retrieved 30 November 2023– via Trove
