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- ↑ Cowper, Charles (28 October 1859). "To the electors of East Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald . p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2020– via Trove.
- 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1859 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- 1 2 Cowper, Charles (14 November 1859). "To the electors of East Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald . p. 1. Retrieved 6 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writs of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 5. 9 January 1860. p. 39. Retrieved 6 September 2020– via Trove.
- 1 2 "East Sydney: the nomination". The Empire . 19 January 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 6 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1860 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "East Sydney Election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 January 1860. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 September 2020– via Trove.
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