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- 1 2 "Notice is hereby given that by an indenture of assignment". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 570. 14 October 1887. p. 6859. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: St Leonards". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 581. 19 October 1887. p. 6997. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 St Leonards by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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