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- ↑ "Morning Sacrific". Australian Catholic University.
- ↑ Lloyd, V. (1987). Dymphna cusack's "morning sacrifice". Australasian Drama Studies, 0(10), 67.
- ↑ Zimmer, Erika (8 August 2001). "Australian play from the 1930s strikes a contemporary chord". World Socialist Website.
- ↑ Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. p. 192-193.
- ↑ "Dymphna Cusack Play". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . No. 20, 972. New South Wales, Australia. 24 December 1943. p. 6. Retrieved 25 July 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "RADIO PLAYS for NEXT WEEK A.B.C.", ABC weekly, 16 (14), Sydney: ABC, 3 April 1954, nla.obj-1672945753, retrieved 14 March 2024– via Trove
- ↑ "RADIO PLAYS for NEXT WEEK A.B.C.", ABC weekly, 16 (33), Sydney: ABC, 14 August 1954, nla.obj-1692639458, retrieved 14 March 2024– via Trove