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- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Williamstown Theatre". Williamstown Chronicle . Vic. 18 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 34
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS". The Register . Adelaide. 12 June 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "EMPIRE THEATRE". Daily Herald . Adelaide. 12 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 May 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS". The Register . Adelaide. 13 June 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 27 April 2015– via National Library of Australia.
