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- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1896 Lachlan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- 1 2 "Mr James George Carroll (1855-1927)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ↑ "In bankruptcy: James George Carroll". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 724. 11 September 1896. p. 6355. Retrieved 1 October 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Lachlan". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 702. 4 September 1896. p. 6189. Retrieved 1 October 2020– via Trove.
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