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- ↑ "THE NORTHBOUND LIMITED". The Evening News (1352). Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "YOUNG PICTURE PRODUCER". The Border Watch . LXV (6578). South Australia. 5 February 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Personalities". The Age (29, 644). Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Exclusive report on an amateur who could revolutionise entertainment". The Argus (Melbourne) (33, 249). Victoria, Australia. 27 March 1953. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2019– via National Library of Australia.
