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- ↑ "THE FEDERAL CAPITAL". The Riverine Grazier . Hay, NSW. 9 July 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 31 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People . Sydney. 15 June 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People . Sydney. 25 May 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 14 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Vagg, S., & Reynaud, D. (2016). Alfred Rolfe: Forgotten pioneer Australian film director. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 10(2),184-198. doi:10.1080/17503175.2016.1170950
- ↑ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 35
- ↑ "HERBERT'S PICTURES". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . 8 August 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2014– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". The Referee . Sydney. 15 May 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 14 September 2013– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "ENTERTAINMENTS". Geelong Advertiser . Vic. 5 June 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 31 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "GORDON'S PICTURES". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus . NSW. 14 June 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 31 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.
