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- 1 2 Green, Antony. "1872 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Index of by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1868 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1869-70 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette (133). New South Wales, Australia. 14 May 1872. p. 1259. Retrieved 7 September 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (136). 15 May 1872. p. 1267. Retrieved 7 September 2020– via Trove.
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