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Ellesmere may refer to:
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References
- ↑ "Selwyn wards maps and boundaries". Selwyn District Council . Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ Wilson, John (17 August 2015). "Canterbury places – Ellesmere district". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Ellesmere Anglican Parish of NZ". Ellesmere Anglican Parish. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ↑ Macdonald, George. "Dean Walter Harper". Macdonald Dictionary. Canterbury Museum . Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 263. OCLC 154283103.
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