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References
- ↑ Austlit - The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell
- ↑ "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
- ↑ "Two for Children", The Bulletin, 5 November 1958, p58
- ↑ IMDB - The Silver Brumby (1993)
- ↑ IMDB - The Silver Brumby (1998)
