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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.
- ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ Clune, David (2007). Green, Antony; Michael Hogan (eds.). The Electoral Atlas of New South Wales. New South Wales Department of Lands. ISBN 0-9752354-2-7.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields West 1859-1880". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sir Robert Wisdom KCMG, QC (1830-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Stephen Augustine Donnelly (1835-1910)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr George Thornton (1819-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Walter Church (1819-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr David Buchanan (1823-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Hugo Louis Beyers (1845-1910)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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