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- 1 2 "Mr John Garrett (1805-1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 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.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Shoalhaven". New South Wales Government Gazette (284). 21 December 1861. p. 2721. Retrieved 28 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1861 Shoalhaven by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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