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Grave of Fred Evans

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Grave of Fred Evans at Waikaraka Cemetery on the shores of Manukau Harbour.

Fred Evans was killed during the 1912 Waihi miners' strike. He remains one of only two people to be killed during an industrial dispute in this country's history.

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  • Memoriam ode to Fred Evans - 1912 Waihi strike
    The 1912 Waihi strike

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Image: sourced from Flickr with permission of Sandy Em. See original here.

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'Grave of Fred Evans', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/grave-fred-evans, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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