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Biography: Gallagher, Alfred William

Alfred William (Bill) Gallagher (centre), flanked by his two sons, John (left) and Bill junior (right), in February 1960

Alfred William (Bill) Gallagher (centre), flanked by his two sons, John (left) and Bill junior (right), in February 1960
Alfred William (Bill) Gallagher's two sons were to join him in his Hamilton farm machinery busines, which produced equipment including his own invention, the electric fence.

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Jeff Downs. 'Gallagher, Alfred William', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3230/alfred-william-bill-gallagher-centre-flanked-by-his-two-sons-john-left-and-bill (accessed 9 June 2026).