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Tony Ormsby A well-known Maori personality, Mr Tony Ormsby, has died at Auckland. He was a member of the Ormsby family of Otorohanga, and his ashes were interred at Puketotara, Pirongia, the family burial ground between Otorohanga and Te Awamutu. Mr Ormsby, who belonged to Ngati Maniapoto, was a returned soldier of World War I. He was a lifelong friend of Sir Peter Buck. During his life he had been a Maori Health Inspector in the Waikato-Maniapoto area; a farmer, and a native agent. In later years he had been living in Auckland. He is survived by his widow and two children.

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Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 3

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Tony Ormsby Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 3

Tony Ormsby Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 3