Hugh Lambie (mayor)

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  1. As chairman of Manukau County
  1. 1 2 3 Ringer, Bruce. "The father of Manukau City". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "First Manukau Mayor Dies Aged 75". The New Zealand Herald. 29 August 1980. p. 3.
  3. "No. 42554". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1962. pp. 39–42.
  4. 1 2 Edgar 2012.

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Hugh Lambie
Hugh Lambie.jpg
2nd Chair of the Auckland Regional Authority
In office
9 October 1965 12 October 1968
Political offices
Preceded by Chair of the Auckland Regional Authority
1965–1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Neil MacDougall
Mayor of Manukau City
1965–1968
Succeeded by