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    John Hector Luxford CMG (28 May 1890 – 8 April 1971) was a New Zealand lawyer and Mayor of Auckland City from 1953 to 1956. Born in Palmerston North,...
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  • Luxford is a surname, and may refer to: Annabel Luxford (born 1982), Australian triathlete Frank Luxford (1862–1954), New Zealand cricketer George Luxford...
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    Sir John Logan Campbell (3 November 1817 – 22 June 1912) was a Scottish-born New Zealand public figure. He was described by his contemporaries as "the...
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  • George Luxford (7 April 1807 – 12 June 1854) was an English botanist, printer and journalist. Luxford was born at Sutton, Surrey on 7 April 1807. At age...
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  • Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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  • Auckland : City of the Seas. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 109. Edgar, John. "Robinson, Dove-Myer". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for...
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    Richard John Hubbard ONZM (born 18 November 1946) is a New Zealand businessman and politician, founder and former principal of Hubbard Foods in Auckland...
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    provided for a High Court of Western Samoa, headed by a Chief Judge. John Luxford served as Chief Judge from 1929 to 1935, during which time he was involved...
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    that the exhibition is bound to be controversial. The Mayor of Auckland John Luxford is tricked by a freelance journalist into publicly commenting negatively...
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    November 1956 successfully challenged the sitting mayor John Luxford, for the role. Luxford had claimed wasteful expenditure inside the council in his...
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    Labour Party tickets. They also endorsed the candidacy for mayor of John Luxford, who defeated Allum. With Allum removed from the council (and by extension...
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    John Archibald Banks CNZM QSO JP (born 2 December 1946) is a New Zealand former politician. He was a member of Parliament for the National Party from 1981...
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    Robinson as a "noisy crank" which was a political mistake. Robinson backed John Luxford in his challenge to Allum at the 1953 mayoral election. Allum was defeated...
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    electoral method. Long serving incumbent mayor John Allum was successfully challenged by former magistrate John Luxford. Allum was the first mayor in the 20th...
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    Catherine Tizard (category Dames of Justice of the Order of St John)
    Commemoration Medal and was also made a Dame of Justice of the Order of St John and a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. In 1992...
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    Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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    Britomart Transport Centre in downtown Auckland. In 2001 she was defeated by John Banks, another former National MP. She continued her opposition to Banks...
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    method. Mayor John Luxford was challenged over his claim of wasteful expenditure by the Council by former Town Clerk Tom Ashby who claimed Luxford had not remedied...
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    Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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  • Antiquitate Glastonie Ecclesie by William of Malmesbury. Prophecy of Melkin Luxford 2008, p. 48. Kennedy 2005, p. 49. Carley, James P.; Townsend, David. Chronicle...
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    Panton 2011, p. 370-371. Given-Wilson 2016, p. 86. Richardson 2011, p. 352. Luxford 2008, p. 130. Knighton 1995, p. 551. Allmand, Christopher (1992). Henry...
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    Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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    William John Hurst (c.1829 – 29 September 1886) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in New Zealand and Mayor of Auckland. He was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed...
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    Lemuel John Bagnall (1844 – 30 April 1917), was a New Zealand businessman and politician who was Mayor of Auckland City from 1910 to 1911. Bagnall was...
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    along with awards to Reverend Hadden Kingston Vickery and The Honourable John Alexander, which were "made as tokens of appreciation of the very cordial...
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  • Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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    Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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    Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 April 2012. Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2009). Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009. p. 35...
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  • Leader of the Opposition – Walter Nash (Labour). Mayor of Auckland – John Luxford, followed by Thomas Ashby Mayor of Hamilton – Roderick Braithwaite Mayor...
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    Parr James Gunson George Baildon George Hutchison Ernest Davis John Allum John Luxford Tom Ashby Keith Buttle Dove-Myer Robinson Roy McElroy Dove-Myer...
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