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- ↑ "Theatre Director To See Play". The Canberra Times . Vol. 33, no. 9, 623. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 October 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "Iron Curtain divides star-crossed lovers". ABC Weekly. 20 May 1959. p. 12.
- ↑ ""Legend" To Be Broadcast". The Canberra Times . Vol. 33, no. 9, 297. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 May 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. p. 376.
