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- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 53
- ↑ "Advertising". The Mail . Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 September 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
