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- ↑ "TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS". The Biz . New South Wales, Australia. 9 December 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 30 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (4 November 2020). "Forgotten TV Plays: Pardon Miss Wescott". Filmink.
- ↑ "T.V. HIGHLIGHTS". The Biz . New South Wales, Australia. 11 November 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 30 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
