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- ↑ "Festival of Music: Home". festivalofmusic.org.au. SA Public Primary Schools' Music Society. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Primary Schools Music Festival". decd.sa.gov.au. South Australia Department for Education and Child Development. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Performance Opportunities for Students". festivalofmusic.org.au. SA Public Primary Schools' Music Society. Retrieved 25 April 2017.