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Watene to Weldon

Watene, Puti Tipene

Watene, Puti Tipene

1910–1967

Ngati Maru and Te Arawa; rugby league player, politician, industrial welfare officer

Watkins, Daniel Anthony

Watkins, Daniel Anthony

1918–1982

Agrochemical distributor and manufacturer, businessman

Watkins, Gladys Elinor

Watkins, Gladys Elinor

1884–1939

Music teacher, pianist, carillonist

Watson, Clement Gordon

1912–1945

Communist, journalist, soldier

Watson, Ellenor Catherine

1907–1966

Rural women’s advocate, community leader

Watt, Michael Herbert

Watt, Michael Herbert

1887–1967

Doctor, public health administrator

Wattie, James

Wattie, James

1902–1974

Clerk, accountant, company manager, industrialist, philanthropist, race-horse owner

Watts Russell, Elizabeth Rose Rebecca

1833/1834?–1905

Community leader

Waugh, Brian Kynaston

Waugh, Brian Kynaston

1922–1984

Aircraft engineer, military and commercial aviator, airline operator, meteorologist

Webb, Patrick Charles

Webb, Patrick Charles

1884–1950

Coalminer, trade unionist, politician

Webb, Thomas Clifton

Webb, Thomas Clifton

1889–1962

Lawyer, rugby player, politician, diplomat

Webber, George William Wallace

1875–1967

Postmaster, boarding-house keeper, farmer

Webster, William

1815–1897

Trader, land speculator

Weeks, John

Weeks, John

1886–1965

Artist, art teacher

Weir, Stephen Cyril Ettrick

Weir, Stephen Cyril Ettrick

1904–1969

Military leader, ambassador

Weitzel, Hedwig

1900–1971

Communist, teacher, editor

Welch, Elwyn Owen Arnold

Welch, Elwyn Owen Arnold

1925–1961

Farmer, ornithologist, conservationist, missionary

Welch, Nugent Herrmann

Welch, Nugent Herrmann

1881–1970

Artist

Weld, Frederick Aloysius

Weld, Frederick Aloysius

1823–1891

Pastoralist, politician, premier, explorer, artist, colonial governor

Weldon, Barbara

1829/1837?–1882

Prostitute, character



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