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Weekend trading protest
Protest against weekend trading by the Shop Employees Union, 1980
Battle of Featherston Street
The ‘Battle of Featherston Street’ occurred in Wellington, with some of the most violent street fighting of the 1913 Great Strike.
Protest march against visit of USS Texas
The issue of nuclear ship visits became a significant issue for New Zealanders in the 1980s.
Nightcaps mine
New Zealand's southernmost labour dispute in the Great Strike of 1913.
Mass strike meeting in Western Park, Auckland
A mass meeting in Western Park, Ponsonby, on Sunday 23 November 1913, the day after the end of the general strike in Auckland.
Demonstration in Victoria Park, Auckland
Large demonstrations were held in Victoria Park, Auckland, where strikers, sympathisers and spectators are addressed by strike leaders
Taupiri coal mine
Site of one of the disputes that set off the Great Strike.
Victoria Square protest poster
There was strong support for the strikers in Westport.
Hikurangi coal mine
On 6 November 1913 the Hikurangi miners voted unanimously to strike in support of their comrades at Huntly.
Fred Evans procession
A memorial procession for the striker killed at Waihī in 1912.
Police keeping Greymouth wharf clear
Uniformed police kept the wharf clear of strikers.
Strike-breakers on Nelson wharf, 1913
Smaller centres like Nelson were also involved in the 1913 strike.
Strikers at the Grey statue on Queen Street
A major site for speakers and pro-strike gatherings.
Wellington Harbour Board buildings during the 1913 strike
Strikers frequently protested outside the Wellington Harbour Board's building on Jervois Quay.
Opera House strike meeting poster
Poster advertising strike meeting at Wellington Opera House in 1913.
Strikers' meeting at the Triangle, Dunedin, 1913
An 'agitator' addresses a crowd at the Triangle, Dunedin in 1913
The defeat of the 1913 strike
The seizure of the wharves in Wellington and Auckland greatly reduced the strikers’ industrial power. Similar takeovers by ‘scab’ arbitration unions soon happened in other ports.
The 1913 strike in the South Island
Although the 1913 strike had its biggest impact on Auckland and Wellington, the South Island's cities and mining towns were also affected.
The 1913 strike in Auckland
Watersiders in Auckland began to strike in support of those in Huntly and Wellington.
The 1913 strike in Wellington
Because the strike threatened their livelihoods, rural men were keen to volunteer as special constables.

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