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- 1 2 "CINEMA NOTES". The Mercury . Hobart, Tasmania. 6 November 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIA WEEK AT LYCEUM". The Brisbane Courier . 18 November 1931. p. 20. Retrieved 5 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "No. 1. Our Chances for World Markets". Table Talk . Melbourne. 17 August 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 16 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "A WOMAN'S LETTER". The Cairns Post . Qld. 15 October 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 5 April 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 p154
- ↑ "THE PICTURES". The Argus . Melbourne. 16 June 1931. p. 13. Retrieved 5 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CINEMA NOTES". The Mercury . Hobart, Tasmania. 19 June 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2012– via National Library of Australia.
