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- ↑ Nairn, Bede. "Forster, William (1818–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 16 April 2019– via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ↑ "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Murrumbidgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (39). 5 February 1876. p. 527. Retrieved 5 June 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1876 Murrumbidgee by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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