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- ↑ "Wednesday, Nov. 22", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 18 November 1944, nla.obj-1339258721, retrieved 20 February 2024– via Trove
- ↑ "New Army Hour Regular Broadcasts in National Relay", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 18 November 1944, nla.obj-1339257465, retrieved 20 February 2024– via Trove
- ↑ "Army Hour tells story of the Frances Peat", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 25 November 1944, nla.obj-1339311988, retrieved 20 February 2024– via Trove
- ↑ "Wednesday, Dec. 13", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 9 December 1944, nla.obj-1341209925, retrieved 20 February 2024– via Trove