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- ↑ "Funky Road", The Age, 4 March 1976
- ↑ "Little Nell's on the Funky Road", The Age, 5 August 1976
- ↑ "A searching question for The Seekers", The Age, 18 June 1976
- ↑ "no title", The Age, 3 June 1976
{{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ Morris, Christine (28 April 1977), "Late-night music series for the 'with it' people", The Age
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