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Biography: Williamson, John

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D. B. Waterson. 'Williamson, John', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/129257/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).