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Haurongo: Smithells, Philip Ashton

Haurongo tūhonohono

Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard

1904–1957

Insurance clerk, poet, secretary, critic, broadcaster, university lecturer, fabric printer

Hercus, Charles Ernest

1888–1971

Doctor, professor of public health

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Bailey, Rona

1914–2005

Political activist, dancer, teacher

Bellwood, James Charles

1912–1994

Labourer, physical education instructor, sports coach

Taglicht, Gisela

1898–1981

Rhythmical dance and gymnastics teacher

Wood, Frederick Lloyd Whitfeld

1903–1989

Historian, university professor

Wood, Joan Myrtle

1909–1990

Educationalist, music teacher

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Dennis McEldowney. 'Smithells, Philip Ashton', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/128524/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).