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- ↑ "Television". Sydney Morning Herald . 31 December 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ "Faulkner In Show". TV Guide. Sydney Morning Herald . 10 November 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
