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- ↑ "Franklin North Election". The New Zealand Herald . Vol. XIX, no. 6342. 16 March 1882. p. 6. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Franklin Election". Patea Mail. 16 March 1882.
- ↑ "Franklin Election". Patea Mail. 16 March 1882.
- ↑ "Franklin Election". New Zealand Mail. 18 March 1882.
- ↑ "Franklin Election". Thames Advertiser. 17 March 1882.
- ↑ "Franklin Election". The New Zealand Herald . 17 March 1882.
- ↑ "Franklin Election". Auckland Star . Vol. XIII, no. 3702. 22 June 1882. p. 2. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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