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- ↑ "FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A History of Women and Work in Australia". Ronin Films. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ↑ "For Love Or Money". Australian Sound Archive. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- 1 2 Collins, Felicity (1998). "The Experimental Practice of History in the Filmwork of Jeni Thornley". Screening the Past. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ↑ "1984 AFI Awards - Non-Feature Film". Australian Film Institute (AFI) / Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
