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Biography: Cameron, Duncan Alexander

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James Belich. 'Cameron, Duncan Alexander', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated November 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/126300/related-biographies (accessed 23 June 2026).