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References
- 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 142.
- ↑ "ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Argus . Melbourne. 19 August 1927. p. 16. Retrieved 6 August 2012– via National Library of Australia.
