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- 1 2 "Mr Charles Thomas Weaver (1817-1874)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Appointment of magistrates". New South Wales Government Gazette (190). 1 August 1871. p. 1670. Retrieved 11 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: New England". New South Wales Government Gazette (188). New South Wales, Australia. 29 July 1871. p. 1661. Retrieved 9 June 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1871 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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