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- 1 2 "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: North Riding of Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (177). 1 December 1857. p. 2266. Retrieved 31 August 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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