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- 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 302
- ↑ Interview with John Ruane, 22 August 1995 accessed 20 October 2012
