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- 1 2 "Mr William Peter MacGregor (1853-1899)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Wentworth". New South Wales Government Gazette (505). 9 September 1887. p. 5989. Retrieved 4 November 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1887 results Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Wentworth election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 October 1887. p. 8. Retrieved 4 November 2020– via Trove.
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