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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Life story of Helen Urquhart, later Helen Zander (1905-1994). Born in Scotland, Helen was one of about 4500 British domestic servants who were sponsored free passage to travel to New Zealand in the 1920s.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
January 1, 2022
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041039
Format
Born Digital
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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