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- ↑ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836-2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "THE MINISTRY". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) . SA: National Library of Australia. 19 October 1861. p. 5. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Latest Intelligence". The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News (NSW : 1859 - 1866) . NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
