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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 14 December 2019.
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- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Molong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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