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Later life

This photograph of Adriana and Arthur was taken in the early 1920s. About this time, Adriana planned a return visit to Rotterdam with a granddaughter, but became ill with cancer. She died in 1926 and Arthur the following year.

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Redmer Yska, Dutch – First arrivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1949/later-life (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Redmer Yska, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.