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- 1 2 "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831-1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette (179). 26 June 1872. p. 1665. Retrieved 30 October 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 results The Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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