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References
- 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1891 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Francis Suttor (2 September 1891). "Elections and Qualifications Committee" (pdf). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. p. 1393. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Canterbury petition". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 414. 1 July 1891. p. 4977. Retrieved 19 September 2020– via Trove.
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