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- ↑ "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "In bankruptcy: Raymond J Walsh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (120). 6 March 1903. p. 1974. Retrieved 22 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Tamworth". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (134). 12 March 1903. p. 2099. Retrieved 22 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1903 Tamworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- "The man for Tamworth". The Australian Star . 20 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 22 November 2019– via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Tamworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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