George Hawkes Whitcombe
1854–13 August 1917
(Person)
French teacher and bookseller. Co-founder of Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd.
Genealogy
Siblings: John Henry Whitcombe, Charles Douglas Whitcombe
Children: Bertie Ernest Hawkes Whitcombe
Mentioned in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Introduction: "A land mild and bold, diffident and pertinent"
Searching
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "George Hawkes Whitcombe":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
