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- ↑ "Meeting of Mr Reeves supporters". Otago Daily Times. No. 5427. 11 July 1879. p. 3.
- ↑ "Dunedin Election". Oamaru Mail. Vol. IV, no. 1009. 15 July 1879. p. 2.
- ↑ "The City Election". Evening Star. No. 5102. 12 July 1879. p. 4.
- ↑ "Dunedin Election". Oamaru Mail. 15 July 1879.
- ↑ "Meeting of Mr Reeves' Supporters". Otago Daily Times . No. 5427. 11 July 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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