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References
- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013– 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, p24
- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 December 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 27 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "VICTORIA Week Ending March 7th.", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 12 March 1924, nla.obj-564346486, retrieved 11 July 2024– via Trove
