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- ↑ "MARGOT RHYS". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 3 April 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 12 August 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Advertising". The Argus . Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 11 August 1933. p. 16. Retrieved 5 March 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "PRIVATE VIEWS". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 23 September 1933. p. 33. Retrieved 5 March 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
