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References
- ↑ Stuart Wagstaff's World Playhouse at Austlit
- ↑ "Chance to compare overseas work". The Age. 5 May 1977. p. 43.
- ↑ "Wagstaff with host ABC Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1977. p. 61.