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- ↑ "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ↑ "Appointment of Colonial Secretary". New South Wales Government Gazette (8). 13 January 1870. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette (8). 13 January 1870. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Nominations for Liverpool Plains". Evening News . 25 January 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1870 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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