Women protesting in 1977 about the inadequacy of the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB). The placard which reads, ‘I'd like to see Bert raise a baby on $48 a week’, refers to Minister of Social Welfare Bert Walker.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: 1/4-028309-F Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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'Domestic Purposes Benefit protest', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/domestic-purposes-benefit-protest, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Oct-2014
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