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- 1 2 Groves, Don (18 November 1979), "This banana has the wrong twist", The Sydney Morning Herald
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- ↑ "Forget the hits - don't miss this", The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 November 1979
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- ↑ "Gold Sammy award winners". The Canberra Times. 18 October 1980.
- ↑ "The Logie winners". The Canberra Times. 15 March 1980.