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- 1 2 "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Pittwater". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (8). 7 January 1975. p. 55. Retrieved 15 November 2019– via Trove.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1975 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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