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- ↑ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p110
- ↑ Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. pp. 517–519.
- ↑ "Judy 'bungs it on'". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1978. p. 83.
- ↑ "Sweet Girl for Tougher Roles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 1977. p. 88.
- ↑ "Joan's played a lot of mothers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 April 1978. p. 84.
