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The first meeting of New Zealand’s National Council of Women in Christchurch, April 1896.
Hocken Library Reference: c/n F222/1
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'First meeting of the NCWNZ', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/the-first-meeting-of-the-ncwnz, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 5-Mar-2018
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