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Biography: White, John

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Michael P. J. Reilly. 'White, John', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/129208/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).