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- ↑ "Sydney's Talking A bout—". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 35, 747. New South Wales, Australia. 17 July 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 16 February 2019– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ The Age, 28 June 1961, p.20
- ↑ "Condition Critical". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 1961. p. 17.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 22 June 1961. p. 15.
- ↑ "Advertisement". The Age. 28 June 1961. p. 20.
- 1 2 "Quiet Night is Busy TV Drama". The Age. 22 June 1961. p. 12.
- ↑ "Crash Ends the Quiet Night". TV Times. 3 August 1961. p. 16.
- ↑ "New Play on ABC". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 1961. p. 5.
