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Memorial to aviator Richard Pearse.
Image: Francis Vallance, 2011.
'Richard Pearse memorial', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/richard-pearse-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-May-2014
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