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- 1 2 "Mr James Hoskins (1823-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette (383). 27 September 1882. p. 5065. Retrieved 28 December 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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