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- ↑ Gordon Campbell, "A screen for society", New Zealand Listener, 24 November 1984, p19, on file at the Office of Film and Literature Classification
- ↑ Women Against Pornography pamphlet "Slam the Door on Pornography Sack Everard" on file at the Office of Film and Literature Classification