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- ↑ "Advertising", ABC Weekly, 15 (34), Sydney, 22 August 1953, retrieved 13 December 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "Radio Roundabout", ABC Weekly, 15 (36), Sydney, 5 September 1953, retrieved 13 December 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "Capri Setting for DB Serial". The Age . No. 31, 053. Victoria, Australia. 11 November 1954. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 13 December 2023– via National Library of Australia.