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- 1 2 3 "Burry Port Election Result". Cambrian. 8 May 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ↑ "District Council Elections". Welshman. 8 April 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "West Wales Elections. Urban Council Pollings". Cambrian. 6 April 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Urban District Council Elections". Carmarthen Weekly Reporter. 29 March 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ↑ "District Council Elections". Cambrian. 9 April 1909. p. 8. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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