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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.
- ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sydney-Gipps". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6681. 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-Gipps". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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