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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 27 October 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Sir Matthew Harris (1841-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Andrew Joseph Kelly (1854–1913)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "1893 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6679. Retrieved 27 October 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 5 October 1893. p. 7752. Retrieved 27 October 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Denison". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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