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References
- ↑ "THE MAN WITH 1000 VOICES", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 22 Jul 1980, retrieved 20 February 2024– via Trove
- ↑ "Notes On Radio". The Sunday Herald (Sydney) . No. 129. New South Wales, Australia. 15 July 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AT LAST!—A Quiz Programme that's Different". Sunday Mail. Queensland, Australia. 25 July 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 20 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "PLAY TELLS OF WILD AMBITION", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, August 30, 1941, nla.obj-721600048, retrieved 20 February 2024– via Trove