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- 1 2 "Mr John Bowie Wilson (1820-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1860-1864 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Mr Frederick Augustus Cooper (1834-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Appointment: Sub-Commissioners of Gold Fields". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 148. 14 August 1860. p. 1510. Retrieved 17 June 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly: Mr Commissioner Cooper". The Sydney Morning Herald . 13 December 1862. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2021– via Trove.
- 1 2 "Nomination for the Southern Gold-Fields". The Sydney Morning Herald . 13 November 1863. p. 8. Retrieved 17 June 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Goldfields South". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 205. 22 October 1863. p. 2291. Retrieved 17 June 2021– via Trove.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1863 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Southern Gold-Fields election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 November 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2021– via Trove.
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