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- 1 2 3 Berkeley, Margaret (24 November 1963), "Vikki's 39 gowns", The Australian Women's Weekly
- 1 2 3 Murphy, Jim (4 February 1981), "Vikki sets up shop", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ↑ "Vikki Hammond as Delo-Daly hostess", The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November 1963
- ↑ "no title", The Age, 14 March 1963
{{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ Eisenhuth, Susie (10 April 1976), "Meet the Sullivans", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ↑ "1982 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
- ↑ "no title", The Age, 1 March 1971
{{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ↑ "Vikki plays a snob", The Age, 1 March 1973
- ↑ "A uniquely Australian series and setting", The Canberra Times, 24 June 1985
- ↑ Howard, John (15 August 1964), "Channel 0's opening was a damp squid", The Canberra Times