Biography: Firth, Josiah Clifton

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Vennell, C. W. et al. Centennial history of Matamata plains. Matamata, 1951

Waterson, D. B. 'The Matamata Estate, 1904–1959: land transfers and subdivision in the Waikato'. New Zealand Journal of History 3, No 1 (1969): 32–51

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D. B. Waterson. 'Firth, Josiah Clifton', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/126738/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).