Fred Evans' violent death during the 1912 Waihi miners' strike made this otherwise obscure figure into a martyr of the New Zealand labour movement.
Fred Evans
Personal details
Full Name:
Frederick George Evans
Lifetime:
11 Feb 1881 – 13 Nov 1912
Biography
Events In History
12 November 1912
Striking worker Fred Evans was badly injured in the Bay of Plenty goldmining town of Waihī. He died next day.
Articles
The 1912 Waihi strike
On 'Black Tuesday', 12 November 1912, in the midst of a bitter six-month strike by miners in the small New Zealand goldmining town of Waihi, striker Fred Evans was killed - one of only two fatalities in an industrial dispute in New Zealand's history. Read the full article
Page 1 - 'Black Tuesday'
On 'Black Tuesday', 12 November 1912, in the midst of a bitter six-month strike by miners in the small New Zealand goldmining town of Waihi, striker Fred Evans was killed - one of
Main image: Memoriam ode to Fred Evans - 1912 Waihi strike
In Memoriam ode to Frederick George Evans who was killed during the 1912 Waihi strike.
