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- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (10 January 2022). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: The Devil Makes Sunday". Filmink.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (13 September 2023). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Shadow of a Pale Horse". Filmink.
- ↑ Stewart, Mark (6 October 2005). "Bruce Stewart". The Guardian.
- ↑ Shadow of a Pale Horse 1959 British TV version at IMDb
- ↑ "Play by Australian on TV Praised". The Age. 6 August 1959. p. 4.
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- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1337021/ Shadow of Pale Horse 1960 British TV version] at IMDb [ user-generated source ]