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References
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1891 Illawarra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- 1 2 "The members for Illawarra". Illawarra Mercury . 19 September 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ↑ "Petition against the election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght". New South Wales Government Gazette (466). 20 July 1891. pp. 5627–8. Retrieved 29 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette (611). 22 September 1891. p. 7555. Retrieved 29 September 2020– via Trove.
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