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- ↑ "Cleary novel on CTC". The Canberra Times . 3 July 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 18 October 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Australian Drama Series Before Mavis". The Age. 22 June 1967. p. 5.
- ↑ Lane, Richard; De Berg, Hazel (1969), Richard Lane interviewed by Hazel de Berg for the Hazel de Berg collection , retrieved 1 July 2023
- 1 2 Don Storey, 'Interview with Rowena Wallace', Classic Australian Television, Oct 1994
- ↑ "Board view of TV episode challenged". The Canberra Times . 15 July 1967. p. 3. Retrieved 18 October 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CINEMA 'Corners' is better than expected". The Canberra Times . 22 March 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2015– via National Library of Australia.