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References
- ↑ "An Act to amend the Electoral Law". Act No. 20 of 24 November 1858 (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2019– via AustLII.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of West Camden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "Mr James Macarthur (1798-1867)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr John Norton Oxley (1824-1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Mr William Vandermuelen Wild (1834-1861)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "The representation of West Camden". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 March 1856. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "West Camden election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 25 January 1858. p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ "West Camden election. Return of Mr James Macarthur". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 June 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2019– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 Camden West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
