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- 1 2 "Sir Terence Aubrey Murray (1810-1873)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Argyle". New South Wales Government Gazette (183). 17 October 1862. p. 1993. Retrieved 26 July 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Argyle by-election 1862". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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