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References
- ↑ "Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). New South Wales, Australia. 10 May 1861. p. 1003. Retrieved 25 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Mr George Graham". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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