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References
- 1 2 3 David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p121
- ↑ IMDb awards
- ↑ Scott Murray, "Ray Argall: Return Home", Cinema Papers, March 1990 p26-32
- ↑ "Interview with Ray Argall", Signet, 13 March 1998 Archived 22 February 2013 at archive.today Retrieved 17 November 2012
- ↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
