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References
General
- Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara; Paul McHenry (2002) [1987]. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1. [3] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
Specific
- ↑ Spencer et al, (2007) Schofield, Jon [ permanent dead link ] entry. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ Spencer et al, (2007) GROOVEYARD [ permanent dead link ] entry. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ↑ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia . Retrieved 8 February 2010.
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