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Biography: Hammond, Walter Sydney

Wally Hammond (left) with Fred Degerholm, May 1981

Wally Hammond (left) with Fred Degerholm, May 1981
Former policeman Wally Hammond (left) and shipwreck survivor Fred Degerholm on the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the steamer Progress.

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Reference: EP/1981/164A/14A

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Graeme Dunstall. 'Hammond, Walter Sydney', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3500/wally-hammond-left-with-fred-degerholm-may-1981 (accessed 4 June 2026).