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- ↑ "The big Games chief on way". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 14 November 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Olympic Arts Festival, Australian Performing Arts Collection
- ↑ "Games visitors will see... NED AT HIS". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 6 October 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FESTIVAL ART IS A WINNER". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 20 November 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "GREAT MUSIC FOR THE OLYMPICS!". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 27 November 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "ART". Architecture and arts. No. 43. March 1957. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via Trove.
- ↑ "Music goes to gardens". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 15 November 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "What Goes On". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 19 November 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Arts Festival". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 19 November 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Woman's Page 2". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 2 November 1956. p. 15. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "... AND AT THE THEATRE A too-wordy play". The Argus (Melbourne) . Victoria, Australia. 26 November 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.