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    Wilson Whineray

    The great New Zealand rugby writer T.P. McLean declared ‘unhesitatingly’ that Wilson (‘Noddy’) Whineray was New Zealand’s ‘greatest captain’.

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Stan Graham runs amok on West Coast

1941 Stan Graham runs amok on West Coast

Graham shot dead three policemen and mortally wounded two other men before escaping into the bush. One of New Zealand's largest manhunts ended when Graham was mortally wounded on 20 October. more...

External links

  • Stanley Graham (Crime.co.nz)
  • Bad Blood: the movie (Moira.co.nz)
  • Memorial to those killed (NZ Police)
  • Stanley Graham biography (DNZB)
  • The Graham tragedy (1966 encyclopaedia)
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