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- ↑ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The Brisbane Courier . 26 July 1919. p. 15. Retrieved 23 July 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "UNITED THEATRES AND FILMS, LTD". Geraldton Guardian . WA. 14 July 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 83.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN FILMS". The Sunday Times . Perth. 10 July 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 23 July 2012– via National Library of Australia.
