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- 1 2 "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Kiama". New South Wales Government Gazette (227). 18 June 1880. p. 2991. Retrieved 22 October 2019– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 results Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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