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- ↑ "Nelson City Election". The Colonist. 28 May 1872.
- ↑ "The Moral of the Election". Nelson examiner. 29 May 1872.
- ↑ "City Election". Nelson Evening Mail. 30 May 1872.
- ↑ "By Electric Telegraph". Evening Star. 28 May 1872.
- ↑ "Untitled". Wellington Independent. 28 May 1872.
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