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James Roberts

‘Big Jim’ Roberts was a prominent figure in the union movement, the labour press and the Labour Party for 50 years. 

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  • Watersiders' loyalty card, 1951
    The 1951 waterfront dispute

Keywords

trade unions
unionist
jim roberts
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-5471-059
Photographer: Stanley Polkinghorne Andrew
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of these images.

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