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- ↑ "Singletonians Congratulate Peter Finch On Second Award Win". Singleton Argus . New South Wales, Australia. 8 March 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 17 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "Radio diary". Sunday Mail . No. 1052. Queensland, Australia. 25 June 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 17 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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