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References
- ↑ Eaves, Rick (12 January 2019). "The Ship That Never Was: Play about convict escape celebrates 25 years in Strahan". ABC.
- ↑ Davey, Richard; Fitzpatrick, Philip, 1948- (2003), The ship that never was : the last great escape from Sarah Island, Macquarie Harbour : liberty or death!, Round Earth Co, retrieved 29 December 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Davey, Richard, 1938-2013; Willis, Rob, 1944- (Interviewer) (2009), The ship that never was, recorded by Rob Willis in the Rob and Olya Willis folklore collection , retrieved 29 December 2023
{{citation}}:|author2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Courtenay, Adam; Eastman, John (2018), The ship that never was : the greatest escape story of Australian colonial history, VisAbility Ltd, retrieved 29 December 2023
- ↑ "Aussie Play Clocks up 5000 Performances". Stage Whispers. March–April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ↑ Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Radio National (2007-11-11), The Ship That Never Was, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, retrieved 29 December 2023
