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- 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 143.
- ↑ "Likely to be Biggest Australian Release in 1928—" The Adorable Outcast."", Everyones., 7 (406 (14 December 1927)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, nla.obj-578957495, retrieved 2 March 2024– via Trove
- ↑ ""THE MENACE."". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 3 February 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
