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in 1919. The title has generally been defended in New
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Defeated John DaSilva in tournament final to win title.
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913:"Hall of Fame Inductee: High Chief Peter Maivia"
917:Photos & Bios: The Stories Behind the Stars
788:Te Ao Hou: The New World (Maori Writer's Issue)
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1111:NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship
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879:"Lofty Blomfield's Bid for a World Title"
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919:. Professional Wrestling Online Museum.
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24:New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
1209:Heavyweight wrestling championships
770:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
766:"Ihakara Te Tuku Robin (1886–1968)"
815:. All-Sports Monthly. August 1949.
784:"Sports: Maori Wrestling Champion"
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885:. All-Sports Monthly. July 1949.
859:. No. 118. 14 November 1931
833:. No. 133. 2 December 1931
792:National Library of New Zealand
749:Cameron, Dave (10 March 2009).
725:(in German). WrestlingData.com.
704:"New Zealand Heavyweight Title"
595:Won title in tournament final.
1022:New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling
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1075:SPW New Zealand Championship
930:Kiwi Pro Wrestling (2007).
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934:. KiwiProWrestling.co.nz.
900:. KiwiProWrestling.co.nz.
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1043:Dominion Wrestling Union
898:"Profile: Steve Rickard"
751:"Our greatest grapplers"
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460:Wellington, New Zealand
710:. Wrestling-Titles.com.
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16:Wrestling singles title
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932:"Profile: Rip Morgan"
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853:"Wrestling"
371:Ken Kenneth
335:Fred Wright
296:Ken Kenneth
249:Dean Detton
1198:Categories
1161:On the Mat
1147:Mana Mamau
1096:He Toa Cup
1002:Promotions
689:References
566:Samoan Joe
550:Rip Morgan
378:June 1960
93:Wellington
33:Statistics
863:7 January
837:7 January
564:Defeated
468:Al Hobman
392:Al Hobman
360:Defeated
333:Defeated
263:Defeated
185:Tom Alley
162:Ike Robin
151:Defeated
111:Wrestler:
1140:Ignition
506:Siva Afi
89:Tauranga
1063:Current
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1089:Former
1036:Former
131:Notes:
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121:Date:
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