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Biography: Menzies, James Alexander Robertson

James Alexander Robertson Menzies

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James Alexander Robertson Menzies

The first superintendent of Southland province, James Menzies, always wore outfits that included an item of Highland dress – in this photograph, a tam-o’-shanter.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PA-Group-00079)

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John Hall-Jones. 'Menzies, James Alexander Robertson', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43380/james-alexander-robertson-menzies (accessed 4 June 2026).