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References
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p49
- ↑ Interview with Bob Ellis, 13 August 1996 Archived 24 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 October 2012
- ↑ Ebbtide (1994) at IMDb
- 1 2 Interview with Craig Lahiff, 4 August 1997 Archived 24 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 October 2012
