SPELLING VARIATIONS in reference to the same found in old documents:

• Stanaway – Stanoway – Stannaway – Stanway
• Clark – Clarke
• Sanders – Saunders
• Helen – Ellen (or vies versa – these were interchangeable)

TRANSLATION OF NAMES Maori to English:

• Hone – John
• Henare – Henry
• Ariki – Alexander
• Ihapere – Isabella
• Rokena – Rogan
• Stanaway – Taniwe (in reference to John James Stanaway)
• Stanaway – Haira (in reference to John and Alexander Stanaway)
• Anihana – Anderson
• Marena – Marriner
• Mohi – Moses
• Paraone – Brown
• Rahera – Racheal

MUSEUMS:

• The Kauri Museum (Matakohe)
• Hokianga Museum
• Dargaville Museum
• Helensville Museum

REFERENCES:

NEWSPAPERS:

• N.Z. Herald
• Daily Southern Cross
• Auckland Star
• Northern Wairoa Gazette
• Kaipara Lifestyler
• Kaipara and Waitamata Echo
• Sydney Hearld

BOOKS:

• “Colonial Experiences” – William Pratt
• “Men Can Voyaging” – C.M Sheffield
• “Early Northern Wairoa” – John Stallworthy
• “Taina”  – Ada Clark (unpublished)
• “The Story of My Life” – Ada Clark (unpublished) *1
• “The Great Northern Wairoa” – E.K. Bradley *2
• “100 Years Maori Rugby League 1908-2008”  – John Coffey & Bernie Wood
• “Longwater” – Stephen Fordyce
• “The Unknown Kaipara” – T.B. Byrne

PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

• Sir George Grey Special Collections
• Alexander Turnbull Library
• Barney Thomas Daniel Collection – Captain John James Stanaway a link to Barney’s story of JJ Stanaway.
• Daniel Family Collection
• Bell Family Collection
• Hill Family Collection
• Old letters, photos, wills, births, death and marriage certificates – Stanaway & Skinner family Collections

*1             This was incomplete – 2 proofs exist. A combination, the best of each was used.

*2             A lot of information on the Clark family in this book is incorrect