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- 1 2 3 "Parliament of Victoria - Re-Member (Former Members) - Henry Sallows Walsh". Parliament of Victoria . Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Age - City of Melbourne notifications". The Age . 3 November 1858. Retrieved 1 August 2017.