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- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p320
- 1 2 David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p258
- ↑ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
- ↑ Brian McFarlane, 'The choice fruit of The Mango Tree (Kevin James Dobson, 1977)', Senses of Cinema, 11 July 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012
- ↑ Peter Beilby & Scott Murray, "Michael Pate", Cinema Papers, May–June 1979 p401
- 1 2 Scott Murray, "Kevin Dobson", Cinema Papers, Jan-Feb 1982 p14
