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References
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 114.
- ↑ Lust for Gold at National Film and Sound Archive
- ↑ "FILM INDUSTRY". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 20 June 1927. p. 14. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
