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- 1 2 Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1904 (PDF). Vol. 107. Melbourne: S. Brain. 1905.
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- Plehwe, R. (September 1983). "Political Rights of Victorian Public Employees". Australian Journal of Public Administration. 42 (3): 362–375. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8500.1983.tb00974.x.
- Constitution Act 1903 (No. 1864.)
- Constitution Act 1906 (No. 2075)
- ↑ "State Elections in Victoria". Australian Town and Country Journal. 8 June 1904.
- ↑ "State Politics". Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic. 28 December 1906.
- ↑ "Set-Back for Labour". The Register. Adelaide, S.A. 2 February 1907.
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