Deleting photos from iphoto and hard drive

I'm new to macs and have been reading a lot about this subject but I still don't get it.
When I got this new macbook I dumped all my photos from the old PC onto the new hard drive. When I import photos into iPhoto, I left the advanced tab  "copy items to the iPhoto library" unticked. This I understand means I'm running a referenced library. Now when I want to delete a photo from iPhoto, I must delete it from events and then empty the trash. Should I expect the deleted photo to have been removed form the hard drive location from where it was imported originally since I asked iPhoto not to copy the file?

This I understand means I'm running a referenced library.
Correct.
Now when I want to delete a photo from iPhoto, I must delete it from events and then empty the trash.
Correct. That removes it from iPhoto.
Should I expect the deleted photo to have been removed form the hard drive location from where it was imported originally since I asked iPhoto not to copy the file?
No. When you opted to not copy the file you said, in effect, "I want to do my own file management". So that means you get the files from the camera yourself, decide where to store them yourself and now, must delete them yourself.
It's but one of the reasons experienced users recommend against reference libraries.
Regards
TD

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