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References
- ↑ "A.B.C. plays for afternoon", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 7 (3), 20 January 1945, retrieved 11 October 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "National – PROGRAMME NEWS – Commercial Phillip was forgotten", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 7 (13), 31 March 1945, retrieved 11 October 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "This week's ABC Plays", ABC Weekly, Sydney, 8 (9), 16 March 1946, retrieved 11 October 2023– via Trove
- ↑ Leslie, Rees (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. Angus & Robertson. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-207-15354-9.