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- 1 2 "Mr Charles Hamilton Walsh (1820-1874)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ↑ "The Legislative Council Bill". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 27 April 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 10 May 1861. p. 1003. Retrieved 8 April 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Walsh, Charles H (22 May 1861). "To the electors of Goulburn". Goulburn Herald . p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "Mr George Allen (1800-1877)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Resignation of the President". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 May 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 16 October 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Goulburn". New South Wales Government Gazette (139). 27 May 1861. p. 1193. Retrieved 16 October 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1861 Goulburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1861" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 18 October 1861. Retrieved 28 August 2016– via AustLII.
- ↑ "Crown Lands Occupation Act of 1861" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 18 October 1861. Retrieved 28 August 2016– via AustLII.
- ↑ "The New South Wales Legislative Council" (PDF). Parliament of NSW. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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