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References
- ↑ Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.
- ↑ Richard Kuipers, King of the Coral Sea at Australian Screen Online
- ↑ Lee Robinson interview with Albert Moran, Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media & Culture vol. 1 no 1 (1987)
- ↑ "TALKING OF FILMS". The Australian Women's Weekly . 13 August 1949. p. 42. Retrieved 30 August 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ 'Touring Australian Films 2011' at Broome Movies
