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Kōrero: Selwyn, George Augustus

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Black and white three quarter length portrait of George Selwyn as a young man

Engraved portrait of George Augustus Selwyn, about 1842

A group of ministers in front of a tree, one seated and the rest standing.

Five Anglican bishops, photographed probably in the early 1860s

A photograph of two men under a tree, one standing and one seated

Bishop George Augustus Selwyn (left) and his close friend William Martin, the former chief justice of New Zealand, photographed in the early 1860s

Wives of Anglican bishops, probably early 1860s

Wives of Anglican bishops, probably early 1860s