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- 1 2 "Mr William Frederick Foster (1865–1936)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- 1 2 "By-election at Vaucluse". The Labor Daily . 29 August 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 28 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "Vaucluse seat". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 August 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 28 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Vaucluse". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 129. 7 August 1936. p. 3411. Retrieved 28 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1936 Vaucluse by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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