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- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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- ↑ "Mr Samuel Deane Gordon (1811–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Herbert Harrington Brown (1839-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- 1 2 "Mr Walter Bennett (1864–1934)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mr William Brown (1867–1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1917 Durham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
