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- ↑ "Victorian Elections". The Kalgoorlie Miner. Kalgoorlie. 30 December 1908. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ↑ "Victorian State Elections". The Mercury. Hobart. 30 December 1908. Retrieved 14 March 2024.