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- ↑ "ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Argus . Melbourne. 16 May 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 30 June 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Reporter . Box Hill, Vic. 2 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 64
- ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Argus . Melbourne. 3 June 1916. p. 26. Retrieved 30 June 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""IF THE HUNS CAME TO MELBOURNE!"". The Register . Adelaide. 29 May 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 30 June 2012– via National Library of Australia.
