SIR GEORGE DIBBS.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3175, 29 October 1892, Page 2
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93SIR GEORGE DIBBS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3175, 29 October 1892, Page 2
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