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References
- ↑ "Playwright turns producer", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 8 (23), 22 June 1946, retrieved 7 September 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "Alexander Turner Studio Portrait", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 21 (26), 1 July 1959, retrieved 7 September 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "New Publications". The West Australian . Vol. 53, no. 16, 007. Western Australia. 16 October 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 7 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Plays Of The Air – An Example From America – Westralian Author", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 3 (4), 25 January 1941, retrieved 7 September 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "The Red Page – Westralian Books.", The Bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 58 (3020), 29 Dec 1937, retrieved 7 September 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "Australian radio plays". The Canberra Times . 14 August 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""Hester Siding."". The West Australian . Vol. 53, no. 15, 862. Western Australia. 29 April 1937. p. 21. Retrieved 7 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.