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- ↑ Orr, Katherine W. "Ward, Joseph". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wards Pass". Dangerousroads. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ Reilly, Helen (2008). Connecting the Country: New Zealand’s National Grid 1886 - 2007. Wellington: Steele Roberts. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-877448-40-9.
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