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- ↑ "Meeting In Coffee Lounge." The Sun-Herald (Sydney) 15 Aug 1954: 24
- ↑ "A CHANCE FOR QUEENSLAND". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 10 December 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ Stephen Vagg, 'Finch, fry and factories: a brief history of Mercury Theatre', Australasian Drama Studies, 50, Apr 2007, 18–35
- ↑ "NEW PLAYERS EXCEL IN COMEDIES". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 20 July 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Production listing at AusStage
- ↑ Production listing at AusStage
- ↑ "Molière at Lunch-time". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 21 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Listing of production at AusStage
- ↑ Production listing at AusStage