newspaper - Nurse Sonia your an instant star Sun. 31-08-1978. p.22

"They came to search for people to play the characters with social realism" [full record]

newspaper - A runaway success The Sun. p.28

"Duigan has drawn each and every character in the film with such naturalness that after awhile you forget your watching a film." "Brilliant"... "delightfully...[full record]

newspaper - The tough track The Sydney Morning Herald. 12-12-1981

An article which praises the film for showing the culture of the modern urban Aborigine, saying it picks up where Phil Noyce's "Backroads" leaves off.[full record]

newspaper - From Teenage Thief to Model: Tracy Steals Show The Sun. 21-11-1980. p.n.p.

The article begins by listing "Hard Knocks" AFI awards success where it won the 'Jury Prize,' and 'Best Actress' categories (Tracy Mann). Hanrahan attributes...[full record]