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- 1 2 "Mr Frank Farnell (1862-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 301. 20 September 1889. p. 4039. Retrieved 25 August 2020– via Trove.
- ↑ "In bankruptcy: re Frank Farnell". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 497. 27 September 1889. p. 6756. Retrieved 28 April 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Elections: Central Cumberland". The Daily Telegraph . 24 September 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2021– via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "September 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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