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- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1859 Leichhardt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "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 William Henry Walsh (1823–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ↑ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Leichhardt". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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