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- 1 2 "Mr John Brophy Renshaw (1909–1987)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 16. 29 January 1980. p. 471. Retrieved 23 October 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1980 Castlereagh by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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