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- ↑ "Deakin's Life Story Wins Play Award". The West Australian . Vol. 67, no. 20, 377. Western Australia. 9 November 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 25 July 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "MONDAY, May 5". The Age . No. 30266. Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1952. p. 5 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 25 July 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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