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Dental nurses from Ceylon

Dental nurses from Ceylon

Prime Minister Sidney Holland (second from left) greets the first contingent of Ceylonese dental nurses to come to New Zealand under the Colombo Plan, 1951.

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Colombo Plan Secretariat

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'Sri Lankans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 20-Sep-11
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