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- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1914 Canterbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ↑ "In bankruptcy: re Henry John Frederick Peters". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (167). 23 September 1914. p. 5799. Retrieved 16 February 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Canterbury". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (169). 23 September 1914. p. 5807. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "The Hon. George Cann (1871–1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ↑ "Politics and Politicians: Reflections and Personal Gossip". The Catholic Press . 15 October 1914. p. 21. Retrieved 28 September 2019– via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1913 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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