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- ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 20 October 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Town Topics". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 22 October 1921. p. 13. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- 1 2 "A "MOVIE" CASE". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 2 September 1922. p. 15. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 109.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 26 July 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 2 December 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
