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- 1 2 "Mr James Henry Atkinson (1820-1873)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (80). 8 May 1863. p. 1071. Retrieved 24 August 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1863 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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