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- ↑ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 32, 457. 6 January 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p195
- ↑ B for Bad B for Bogus and B for Bold: Rupert Kathner, 'The Glenrowan Affair' and Ned Kelly
- ↑ "FILM PRODUCERS ON FRAUD CHARGE". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . No. 21, 139. New South Wales, Australia. 6 July 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "FRAUD FILM CHARGE FAILS". The Canberra Times . 19 April 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2012– via National Library of Australia.
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