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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1900 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ "Maps and sketches of proposed Electoral Districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 August 1893. p. 6583. Retrieved 12 April 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Proclamation: names and boundaries of electoral districts". New South Wales Government Gazette . 5 October 1893. p. 7751. Retrieved 12 April 2020– via Trove.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1887 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Bourke". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 January 1887. p. 9. Retrieved 20 April 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1885 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Bourke". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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