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- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mr Richard Sleath (1863–1922)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ "Mr Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens (1852-1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1889 Wilcannia". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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