1913 strike

The 1913 Great Strike

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  The Great Strike of 1913 was in fact a series of strikes between mid-October 1913 and mid-January 1914. It was one of New Zealand’s most violent and disruptive industrial confrontations.

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• Page 2 – Class war comes to the workers' paradise 1890-1913

  History of New Zealand's employment relations, 1890-1913.

• Page 3 – Outbreak of the 1913 strike

  The 1913 Great Strike was sparked off by two relatively small strikes.

• Page 4 – The 1913 strike in Wellington

  Because the strike threatened their livelihoods, rural men were keen to volunteer as special constables.

• Page 5 – The 1913 strike in Auckland

  Watersiders in Auckland began to strike in support of those in Huntly and Wellington.

• Page 6 – 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.

• Page 7 – 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

• Page 9 – Further information

  Recommended books and websites relating to the Great Strike of 1913

A sense of place

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• Page 2 - Elsdon Best as a special constable

Merchant marine

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  On 3 September New Zealand honours Merchant Navy Day. Here we explore the little-known but vital role played by the merchant marine during the First World War, when these civilian seafarers often found themselves in the front line of the war at sea.

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• Page 8 - Politics, patriotism and protestAlthough New Zealand seafarers served in many hostile theatres, some questioned the politics of the