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References
- ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide". 14 October 1974. p. 4.
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p76
- ↑ Hamlet 1973 Australian theatre production details at Ausstage
- ↑ "John Bell's Hamlet is different". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 14 October 1974. p. 1.
