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Biography: Butler, Joseph and Butler, William James

William Butler, who with his brother James played a prominent role in the timber industry from 1896 until the late 1920s

William Butler, who with his brother James played a prominent role in the timber industry from 1896 until the late 1920s

William Butler, who with his brother James played a prominent role in the timber industry from 1896 until the late 1920s

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Michael Roche. 'Butler, Joseph and Butler, William James', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2961/william-butler-who-with-his-brother-james-played-a-prominent-role-in-the-timber (accessed 4 June 2026).