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- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p101
- ↑ Review at Sydney Morning Herald 28 February 1988 accessed 12 July 2013
- ↑ Hooks, Barbara (30 July 1986). "ABC Signs drama deal with France, Italy". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2.
- ↑ Interview with Louis Nowra at Lumina accessed 11 March 2014
