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- 1 2 "Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette (68). 12 April 1860. p. 698. Retrieved 16 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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