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- ↑ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law.". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Richard Hargrave (1817-1905)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr William Tydd Taylor (1814-1862)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr James Hart (1825-1873)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1856 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "By-election results for New England and McLeay, 1858". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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