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- 1 2 "Cinema: Garden Notes". The Mercury . Hobart, Tas. 30 November 1946. p. 3 Supplement: The Mercury Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
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- ↑ "No title". The Central Queensland Herald . Rockhampton, Qld. 20 February 1947. p. 24. Retrieved 19 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TALKS TO BE HELD ON RATES FOR FILM PLAYERS". The Argus . Melbourne. 19 November 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 19 March 2012– via National Library of Australia.
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