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- 1 2 "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 6 November 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE DAY". The Sydney Morning Herald . 7 November 1914. p. 11. 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
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 52
- ↑ "PRODUCTION OF MOVING PICTURES-- IN AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA". Australian Town and Country Journal . Vol. XCVIII, no. 2555. New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1918. p. 20. Retrieved 21 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "WORLD OF RECREATION". The Worker . Brisbane. 26 November 1914. p. 12. Retrieved 29 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "MOVING PICTURES". The Referee . Sydney. 11 November 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 21 February 2015– via National Library of Australia.
