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References
- ↑ "TV—Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 17 November 1956. p. 31.
- ↑ Ray Menmuir Obituary at Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ "J.B Priestley's The Rose and Crown". www.birth-of-tv.org. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "Seen on channel 2—ABN". ABC Weekly. 17 November 1956. p. 19.
- ↑ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 1963. p. 21.
- ↑ "TV Guide". The Age. 5 September 1963. p. 35.
- ↑ "First Perth-produced ABC play by J.B. Priestley". The Age. 5 September 1963. p. 10.
