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- ↑ "On the air tonight". The Sun. No. 13544. New South Wales, Australia. 8 July 1953. p. 34 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 17 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AROUND THE DIAL". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVIII, no. 137. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 17 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.