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- ↑ "Sir George Wigram Allen (1824-1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1873 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ Johnson, Robert. "Young, John (1827–1907)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 11 September 2020– via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ "Appointment of George Wigram Allen". New South Wales Government Gazette (290). 9 December 1873. p. 3445. Retrieved 11 September 2020– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Writ of election: Glebe". New South Wales Government Gazette (294). 10 December 1873. p. 3467. Retrieved 11 September 2020– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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