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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 September 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 12 December 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1874-5 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1872 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "December 1870 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1870 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1864-5 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1863 Goldfields South by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Southern Gold-Fields election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 November 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 Goldfields South". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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