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- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 22 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ The Ticket of Leave Man at silentera.com
- ↑ "LYRIC THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald . 5 May 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 25 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "TOWN HALL". Albany Advertiser . WA. 28 June 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p35
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS". The Barrier Miner . Broken Hill, NSW. 31 August 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2012– via National Library of Australia.
