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- ↑ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald . 22 April 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 15 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Randwick". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Randwick". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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