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- 1 2 "Mr Phillip Myers (1839-1881)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Argyle". New South Wales Government Gazette (477). 23 November 1881. p. 6037. Retrieved 26 July 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1881 Argyle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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