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Biography: Wynyard, Robert Henry

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Frank Rogers. 'Wynyard, Robert Henry', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/129315/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).