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- 1 2 "Mr Hamilton Knight (1988-1964)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Hartley". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 133. 14 November 1947. p. 2681. Retrieved 25 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1947 Hartley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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