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- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1874 Tenterfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Nomination for Tenterfield". Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser . 18 August 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 3 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Glen Innes: the Tenterfield election". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . 21 August 1874. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates Jacobs to Kassim". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "Appointment of Robert Abbott". New South Wales Government Gazette (185). 28 July 1874. p. 2313. Retrieved 3 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Tenterfield". New South Wales Government Gazette (187). 29 July 1874. p. 2333. Retrieved 3 February 2021– via Trove.
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