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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Newcastle East". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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