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References
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1886 results Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Mr Louis Francis Heydon (1848-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Yass Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 686. 2 December 1886. p. 8261. Retrieved 14 May 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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