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Communism and Working Men's Clubs

This editorial from the Greymouth Evening Star suggests that the impetus for establishing Working Men's Clubs was linked to a broader communist agenda.

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  • Wellington Working Men's Club, 1977
    1947 Greymouth beer boycott

Keywords

alcohol
communism
greymouth
Credit

Greymouth Evening Star 15 Nov 1947. 

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'Communism and Working Men's Clubs', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/communism-and-working-mens-clubs, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013

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