John Williams Harris
1808–1872
(Person)

Trader, whaler, farmer.

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Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki, c.1832–17 April 1893
Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims
The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand: Sportsman of the Stone Age
- TheMoa-HuntersOfPatauaRiver
The Old Whaling Days
- 1837
Through Ninety Years
- Chapter V
- Chapter XXIV
- H

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J. Williams Harris. — Settled in Poverly Bay as a trader in May, 1831

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Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

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The following collections may have holdings relevant to "John Williams Harris":

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.