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- ↑ "FOOTLIGHT FLASHES". The Truth . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 18 June 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "AMUSEMENTS". The Mercury . Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 18 September 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "MAJESTIC". The Brisbane Courier . National Library of Australia. 5 June 1925. p. 19. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 112.
- ↑ "PALACE THEATRE". The Mercury . Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 20 September 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
