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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 4 May 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Argyle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Argyle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Argyle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Argyle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Argyle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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- ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Argyle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "Argyle by-election 1885". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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- 1 2 Green, Antony. "Argyle by-election 1862". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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