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- ↑ "ENGAGEMENT". Melbourne Punch . 31 October 1907. p. 27. Retrieved 18 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Greenroom Gossip". Melbourne Punch . 10 October 1907. p. 34. Retrieved 18 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""Robbery under Arms."". Table Talk . Melbourne. 7 November 1907. p. 24. Retrieved 18 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Film Year Book: The 1922-23 Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures" p 171. Retrieved 24 June 2015
- ↑ ""ROBBERY UNDER ARMS."". The West Australian . Perth. 24 December 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 18 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "PICTURE PROFILES IN THE OLDEN DAYS". Winner . Melbourne. 9 February 1916. p. 11. Retrieved 18 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ W Gibson obituary which refers to film
- ↑ ""ROBBERY UNDER ARMS."". The Telegraph . Brisbane. 11 February 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 20 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Robbery Under Arms (advertisement), Wagga Wagga Advertiser, 7 January 1908, page 3.
- ↑ "Music and the Drama". The Examiner (DAILY ed.). Launceston, Tasmania. 11 October 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2015– via National Library of Australia.
