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- ↑ "Obituary: Harvey John McQueen, ONZM, JP" (Press release). Scoop. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Older lesbians' stories oral history project". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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- ↑ "Outlines : lesbian & gay histories of Aotearoa". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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- ↑ Ten modern New Zealand poets. Harvey McQueen, Lois Cox. Auckland: Longman Paul. 1974. ISBN 0-582-68795-0. OCLC 1366513.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Palgrave, Jennifer (2019). The one that got away. Wellington, NZ. ISBN 978-0-473-50007-8. OCLC 1129388379.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Palgrave, Jennifer (2021). Rising tide. Wellington, NZ. ISBN 978-0-473-56050-8. OCLC 1241967562.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Hawkes, Colleen (9 July 2022). "What it's like to retire to a co-housing development, with neighbours from 1 to 80". Stuff. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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