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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ↑ "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Quirindi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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