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- ↑ "The Future of Australian Pictures AN INTERVIEW WITH ALEX. HELLMRICH.", Everyones., 4 (261 (4 March 1925)), Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 1920, nla.obj-559978517, retrieved 30 November 2023– via Trove
- ↑ "THE CINEMA WORLD". The Mercury . Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 30 November 1923. p. 9. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ↑ "PICTURE PRODUCER". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 2 July 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 125.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN PICTURE". The Sydney Morning Herald . National Library of Australia. 21 January 1925. p. 17. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
