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References
- ↑ "Sunday Television". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . 18 April 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Kennedy, Graham (12 September 1957). "In Melbourne This Week". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . p. 3. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "Week's Work to Put on 15-minute TV Show". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . 1 November 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
