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- ↑ Dekker, Diana (13 July 2013). "All the world was a stage for NZ Players founder". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ Carey, Rosalie (1 January 1999). A Theatre in the House: The Careys' Globe. Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-877133-66-4.
- ↑ Benson, Nigel (16 July 2011). "Rosalie Carey - obituary". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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