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- ↑ "Advertising". The Age . No. 18, 327. Victoria, Australia. 13 December 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Mary Bateman, 'Lincoln Cass Filmography', Cinema Papers, June–July 1980 p. 175
- ↑ "Advertising". The Age . No. 18, 315. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1913. p. 22. Retrieved 3 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p45
- ↑ "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee . Sydney. 11 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee . No. 1464. Sydney. 18 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 3 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL GALLERY". The Argus . No. 13, 995. Melbourne. 4 May 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "WHERE THE LONG LANE TURNS". The Age . No. 29, 738. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2016– via National Library of Australia.
