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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Shoalhaven". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ↑ "Mr John Garrett (1805-1885)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Thomas Garrett (1830-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ↑ "Mr James Warden (1820-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr John Roseby (1835-1898)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Frederick Thomas Humphery (1841-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mr William Fraser Martin (1834-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Philip Henry Morton (1862-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr David Davis (1854-1927)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Mark Fairlies Morton (1865–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Shoalhaven". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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