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- ↑ "The Yatala election". The Express and Telegraph . 9 February 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 24 August 2022– via Trove.
- ↑ "The Yatala election". Adelaide Observer . 20 February 1875. p. 13. Retrieved 24 August 2022– via Trove.
- ↑ "The elections: Yatala". Evening Journal . 19 May 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2022– via Trove.