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Biography: Scrimgeour, Colin Graham

Colin Graham Scrimgeour

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Colin Graham Scrimgeour

'Uncle Scrim' (Colin Graham Scrimgeour) rose to fame during the 1930s as host of a popular radio programme, 'The Friendly Road', which explored religious, political and social ideas.

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Allan K. Davidson. 'Scrimgeour, Colin Graham', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1836/colin-graham-scrimgeour (accessed 4 June 2026).