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Biography: McNab, Robert

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J. E. Traue. 'McNab, Robert', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/127579/related-biographies (accessed 4 July 2026).