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- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p195
- ↑ Kovacic, Leonarda; Lemon, Barbara (14 February 2019). "Marika, Marmburra Wananumba Banduk". The Australian Women's Register . Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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- ↑ "Banduk Marika". Sites and Trails NT. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
