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References
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p234
- ↑ Raymond Evans, "Heroes often fail: Johnny O'Keefe and Another Australian Legend", Cinema Papers, January 1989 p38-42
- ↑ Obituary of Robert Caswell at The Australian accessed 14 July 2013
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 284. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.