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- 1 2 "Mr Thomas Henry Hellyer". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: West Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette (285). 18 June 1884. p. 3945. Retrieved 23 May 2021– via Trove.
- 1 2 3 "Nominations for West Macquarie". The Sydney Morning Herald . 30 June 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 23 May 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "The West Macquarie election". Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate . 4 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Read to Roberts". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1884 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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