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- 1 2 3 Orr, Katherine W. "Ann Boyce". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Mrs. Ann Botce". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ↑ Orr., Katherine W. (12 October 2010). "Boyce, Ann". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ↑ Hardie, Elsbeth (2015). The Girl Who Stole Stockings. Melbourne, Australia: Australian Teachers of Media Inc. (ATOM). ISBN 9781876467241.
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