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Biography: Jones, John

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E. J. Tapp. 'Jones, John', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/127248/related-biographies (accessed 3 July 2026).