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- ↑ "Stations Jostle as the Ratings Season Nears", The Age 14 January 1988 accessed 22 May 2014
- ↑ Robin Oliver, "The Guide THE RESTLESS YEAR", Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 1988 p 1
- ↑ Peter Luck "5th Column: The Guide", Sydney Morning Herald 6 February 1989 p 1
- ↑ Robin Oliver, "The Guide CAROLS, WAX AND MUTE", Sydney Morning Herald 19 December 1988 p 11
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