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- ↑ "Dancing to a Quaver". The Age. 31 May 1962. p. 8.
- ↑ "Australian Made Ballet Screened". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 July 1962. p. 27.
- ↑ "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 1962. p. 78.
- ↑ Roberts, Frank (28 July 1962). "TELEVISION TWO KINDS OF RITE". The Bulletin. p. 33.
- ↑ "Lavish Failure". The Age. 19 July 1962. p. 8.
