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Haurongo: Shelley, James

Haurongo tūhonohono

Fraser, Peter

1884–1950

Labourer, trade unionist, journalist, politician, prime minister

Hodgkins, Frances Mary

1869–1947

Artist

Savage, Michael Joseph

1872–1940

Trade unionist, socialist, politician, prime minister

Somerset, Hugh Crawford Dixon

1895–1968

Teacher, adult education director, university professor, writer

Biographies that mention Shelley, James

Alley, Geoffrey Thomas

1903–1986

Farmer, rugby player, adult educator, librarian and library administrator

Beeby, Clarence Edward

1902–1998

Educational psychologist, university lecturer, educationalist, senior public servant, ambassador

Belshaw, Horace

1898–1962

Teacher, economist, university professor

Blumhardt, Vera Doreen

1914–2009

Educator, potter, arts administrator

Butler, Grace Ellen

1886–1962

Artist

Cross, Cecil Lancelot Stewart

1912–1989

Basketball player, sports administrator and broadcaster

Duff, Oliver

1883–1967

Journalist, editor, writer, farmer

Field, Henry Edward

1903–1991

Educational psychologist, educationalist, university professor

Field, Robert Nettleton

1899–1987

Artist, sculptor, potter, art teacher

Lawson, Richard

1875–1971

Teacher, university professor, educationalist

Mulgan, Alan Edward

1881–1962

Journalist, writer, broadcaster

Neale, Neta Doris

1904–1988

Theatre director, speech and drama teacher

Richmond, Norman Macdonald

1897–1971

Adult education organiser and tutor, university lecturer, social reformer

Scrimgeour, Colin Graham

1903–1987

Methodist missioner, radio broadcaster

Francis Shurrock (left), Richard Wallwork (centre) and James Cook (right)

Shurrock, Francis Aubrey

1887–1977

Sculptor, art teacher

Somerset, Gwendolen Lucy

1894–1988

Teacher, adult education director, educationalist, writer

Young, Stephanie Grace

1890–1983

Headmistress, educationalist

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ian Carter. 'Shelley, James', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128463/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).