This web feature was written by Neill Atkinson and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.
Links
- 1951 - documentary about the 1951 dispute made in 2001 (NZ On Screen)
- Waterfront dispute papers revealed, 26 March 2008 (TVNZ)
Publications
- Michael Bassett, Confrontation ’51: the 1951 waterfront dispute, Reed, Wellington, 1972
- Tom Bramble (ed.), Never a white flag: the memoirs of Jock Barnes, waterfront leader, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1998
- David Grant (ed.), The big blue: snapshots of the 1951 waterfront lockout, Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, 2004
- Dick Scott, 151 days: official history of the great waterfront lockout and supporting strikes, February 15–July 15, 1951, facsimile edition, Reed, Auckland, 2001
- Marcia Spencer, The incoming tide: Sir William Sullivan and the 1951 waterfront dispute, M. Spencer, Wellington, 1998
1951 - documentary
The film about the 1951 waterfront dispute won Best Documentary and John Bates was named Best Director, Documentary, at the 2002 New Zealand Television Awards.