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- 1 2 "Mr Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1858-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- 1 2 Rutledge, Martha. "Foster, William John (1831–1909)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943 . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "Writ of election: South Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 315. 1887. p. 3657. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Trove.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1887 South Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ "Petition: election for South Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 339. 13 June 1887. p. 3921. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Meeting of the Elections and Qualifications Committee of the Legislative Assembly". The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 June 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Trove.
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