The 1959 Lady Wigram Trophy was a

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held at the

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on 24 January 1959. It was the eighth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Ron Flockhart in the

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{{s-end Lady Wigram Trophy

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January 1959 sports events in New Zealand