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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p261
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (December 23, 2019). "Australian Film Musicals You Probably Didn't Realise Existed". Filmink.
- ↑ Stockade original production details at AusStage
- ↑ "AUSTRALIA'S LITTLE WAR". The Australian Women's Weekly . National Library of Australia. 28 July 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 23 September 2012.