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Biography: Jordan, William Joseph

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Malcolm Templeton. 'Jordan, William Joseph', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/127256/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).