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- 1 2 "Mr Russell Barton (1830-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "The contemplated resignation of Mr Russell Barton MLA". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 November 1886. p. 8. Retrieved 29 September 2020– via Trove.
- 1 2 "Mr William Bowie Stewart Campbell Sawers (1844-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 Green, Antony. "1887 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Writ of election - Bourke". New South Wales Government Gazette . 29 December 1886. p. 8817. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Bourke". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 January 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove.
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