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- ↑ Parliament of Australia website, Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921-2020, article dated December 9, 2020
- ↑ Australian Women’s Register website, McSweeney, Robyn Mary
- ↑ Department of Premier and Cabinet – Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC
- 1 2 The Quality Shop website, Queen’s Birthday Honours, article dated July 5th 2022
- ↑ Amazon website, Robyn Mary McSweeney
- ↑ Museum of Perth website, Albert Edmund Cockram king of the racecourse 1870-1943
