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- 1 2 "Mr Joseph Wearne (1832-1884)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (137). 15 June 1875. p. 1775. Retrieved 24 August 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1875 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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