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Lady Liverpool's knitting book

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Lady Liverpool's knitting book

Despite being described in 1913 by a Colonial Office mandarin as ‘distinctly ordinary, though by no means alarming’, Lady Liverpool threw herself into supporting the war effort. She presided over the Lady Liverpool’s Fund and authorised two fund-raising books, including Her Excellency’s knitting book.

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Gavin McLean, Governors and governors-general – Community duties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/33658/lady-liverpools-knitting-book (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 30 January 2012.