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- 1 2 "Mr Samuel Smith (1857-1916)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Appointment Samuel Smith to the Court of Arbitration". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (234). 27 March 1902. p. 2470. Retrieved 6 April 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Sydney-Pyrmont". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (301). 3 May 1902. p. 3369. Retrieved 6 April 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Pyrmont". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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