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Kyneton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria centred on Kyneton from 1889 to 1904.
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References
- 1 2 Victoria Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Session 1904 (PDF). Vol. 107. Melbourne: S. Brain. 1905.
- ↑ "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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