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First Labour Day celebrations

1890 First Labour Day celebrations

The first Labour Day celebrated the struggle for an eight-hour working day and was marked with parades in the main centres that were attended by several thousand trade union members and supporters. more...

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Labour Day - a historySamuel Parnell

External links

  • Labour Day (Chch city libraries)
  • Labour Day (TKI)
  • Samuel Parnell biography (DNZB)
  • Eight hour day movement (1966 encyclopaedia)
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