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- 1 2 "Mr John Caldwell (1817-1884)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (177). 14 September 1866. p. 2167. Retrieved 7 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1866 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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