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- 1 2 "Mr George Walter Harry Noble (1891- 1949)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Redfern". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 176. 12 September 1949. p. 2727. Retrieved 23 March 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1949 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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