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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 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Robert Cribb". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 East Moreton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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