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References
- ↑ "Llandeilo Rural District Council". Carmarthen Journal. 21 December 1894.
- ↑ "Llandeilo Rural District Council and Llandovery Rural District Council Records (Carmarthenshire Archive Service)". Archives Hub. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "Carmarthenshire County Council. Quarterly Meeting". Carmarthen Journal. 30 January 1903. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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