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John Maughan Barnett

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John Maughan Barnett

Described as 'young, enthusiastic, aggressive', John Maughan Barnett made a major contribution to the musical life of Napier, Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch as a virtuoso organist, choral and orchestral conductor, and composer.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/1-013492; G

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Ashley Heenan. 'Barnett, John Maughan', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/74/john-maughan-barnett (accessed 4 June 2026).