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- 1 2 "Mr Archibald Hamilton Jacob (1829–1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1877 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Lower Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette (368). 20 November 1877. p. 4503. Retrieved 21 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 Lower Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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