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- 1 2 "Mr (Tim) Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Sturt". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 17. 22 January 1981. p. 423. Retrieved 4 November 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Sturt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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