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- ↑ Rutledge, Martha (1974). "Thornton, George (1819 - 1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 16 September 2020– via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Gold Fields West". New South Wales Government Gazette (4). 5 January 1869. p. 43. Retrieved 16 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1869 Goldfields West by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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