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- ↑ "Advertising". Illawarra Mercury . Wollongong, NSW. 25 April 1913. p. 7. Retrieved 8 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 37
- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 12 March 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 8 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TWO AUSTRALIAN BOOKS". Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser . NSW. 12 January 1910. p. 18. Retrieved 8 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "LATE MR. F. R. C. HOPKINS". The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 July 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 8 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . 9 June 1913. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
