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- ↑ "Four new series for ATN 7". Sydney Morning Herald . 16 August 1964. p. 90. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "Jazz Meets Folk is different". The Canberra Times . Vol. 38, no. 10, 931. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 August 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 15 January 2024– via National Library of Australia.
