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- ↑ "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1978 Earlwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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