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Biography: McDonnell, Thomas

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James Belich. 'McDonnell, Thomas', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/127497/related-biographies (accessed 25 June 2026).