Strikes and lockouts

Date: 16-17 Feb 2001

By: Trade Union History Project (N.Z.)

Reference: OHColl-0538

Description: This seminar was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1951 waterfront dispute. Quantity: 9 C90 cassette(s). 6 event(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available Programme and agreement forms for participants at OHA-7196.

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: Series-6345

Description: Collection comprises: Photographs of Vietnam War demonstrations Photographs relating to Roth's research and publications Photographs relating to pacifism in New Zealand Photographs of early New Zealand socialist conferences Photographs of Sid Fournier and his wife Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 265 b&w original negative(s). 78 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 colour original transparency/ies. 5 box(es) photographic prints. 1 b&w original photographic print(s) panorama print. 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Photographic prints, negatives, transparencies Processing information: Unit ID (reference number) changed in 2018 when collections of photographs, papers, and ephemera were brought together to form a multi-format group

Date: 1981

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-841

Description: Shows George Chapman standing in the door of Muldoon's office asking him if he would agree to a change of leadership before the election. He is holding a newspaper with the headline 'Tania Harris leads massive march against disruption'. Muldoon is sitting at his desk reading a book entitled 'Picketing & the law'. Refers to the 'Kiwis Care' march organised by a young woman, Tania Harris, in Queen St, Auckland on 3 March 1981 in which thousands of people rallied to show their disatisfaction with continuing industrial disruption and strikes. In the cartoon George Chapman is thinking of Tania Harris as a replacement for Muldoon. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 450 x 325 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1912-1914

From: Scott, Alexander, b 1885: Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0209-06

Description: This large report was prepared by C J Stowell giving an account of industrial action, including strikes, in 1914, by workers involved in the silk trade in Paterson, New Jersey. Information elsewhere in the collection (folder 23) suggests that Scott was a leading participant.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-599

Description: There are three scenes in this cartoon. In the top right passengers are being weighed at the check-in desk. The man on the scales is being told by the airline staff that he is too fat to board the flight. In the lower left the man standing on the scales is turning to his wife and telling her she won't be able to go on the flight because 'it isn't big enough for both of us'. In the lower right three men are walking out to board the plane. One, dressed only in his underwear, is telling another man that taking off his clothes was the only way he could pass the weigh-in. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 450 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 2001

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-661-001/061

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 61 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies A4 size

Date: 2002

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-678-001/021

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Shows two women having a cup of tea. One says to the other, 'Eric's always said that looking forward to the "beautiful game" is the thing that gets him through the day... but these nights it's the soccer. Refers to men staying up to watch the World Cup Soccer games. Comment on the premium increases announced by Southern Cross Healthcare. Shows priests looking for their sports programme on the computer. A consumer is confronted with fruit labeled with GE activists names. Finance Minister, Michael Cullen, sees mirages of cash surplus's on the super(annuation) highway. Shows Laila Harre reassuring a baby (Ewen Mee) that she knows exactly what's best for it. In his eagerness to get a shot away on the election trail, Bill English shoots himself in the foot. A family sit down to eat a meal. The man spits his out saying 'Sweetcorn??? GEZUS!!' Refers to the corngate affair. Comment on the health crisis in Northland. A pregnant woman prepares to travel out of the area to deliver her baby. Rod Donald and Jeanette Fitzsimons from the Green Party expect to do well in the (G)eneral (E)lection. Refers to their focus on genetic engineering. Shows Marian Hobbs as a stuffed scarecrow overseeing the GE corn crops. Helen Clark is indignant that interviewer John Campbell should expect an apology from her. She says that he doesn't fall into any of the groups that she's currently apologizing to. A teacher fills out a childs report card saying he has had an on-again, off-again approach to his work. There is a roster of teacher strikes on the wall behind the teacher. Shows some discontentment among the public for Helen Clarks leadership. Government released figures show crime is on the decrease but the public perception is the opposite. Winston Peters prepares to be Queen-maker following the general elections. A patient complains to his psychiatrist about chronic insomnia that even the Leaders' Debate won't fix. Shows Helen Clark and Bill English dressed as clowns at the circus (elections). Two children discuss the new Maori Television channel. They talk about it being on UHF and in Maori. They realise that not many people will be able to understand or receive the channel. A child asks his Mother to see Dr Cullen to fix his spots. Quantity: 21 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies

Date: 1980 - 1981

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-362-001/025

Description: Cartoons on international and New Zealand political and social issues. Quantity: 25 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1976

From: Mitchell, John James, 1907-1990 : Papers relating to his political and trade union activity

Reference: Micro-MS-0144

Description: Consists of a transcript of interviews, describing trade union and political activities, chiefly on Auckland waterfront, since 1930, particularly during the 1951 Waterfront Dispute. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1984

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-336-117

Description: Shows a man returning home from work to find his wife sitting in an armchair with a glass of wine and a cigarette. Refers to the Cleaner's Union pay dispute which had expanded to include workers in Auckland. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 190 x 185mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1942

From: Barrer, Nina Agatha Rosamund, 1879-1965 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0182-061

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1983

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-136-141

Description: Shows a motorist being prevented from driving along a road by pipes (industrial disruption) which have been laid across the road. Leaning against the pipes are two 'refinery workers'. The motorist is complaining to another man that the ordinary motorist should not be picked on in this dispute. Extended Title - "Why pick on me? They're the ones who need restraining!" Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 390 x 260 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1962

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

Reference: B-137-454

Description: Shows a man with a camera. Another man is asking him if he is interested in buying some postcards. There are five postcards showing a mud pool, steam bores, Mt Eden, a restaurant and an industrial strike. Refers to suggestions that New Zealand exploits the selling of souvenirs to tourists. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, 205 x 255mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1977 - 1978

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-359-305/325

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 21 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-601

Description: There are four vignettes in this cartoon. In the top left Muldoon is striking back at a worker who is looking for a pay agreement. In the top right a West Indian cricketer is chasing and striking at a referee. In the bottom left Nevile Lodge is seen returning to work after his holiday, sharpening his pencil on the 'cartoon grind stone'. In the lower right Lodge has drawn himself sleeping with his feet up on his drawing board. An observer is saying that Lodge 'wants to put the clock back one month and start his holidays again!'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and crayon, 460 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-597

Description: This cartoon refers to the pay disputes at the NZ Forest Products pulp and paper mill in Kinleith and the Caxton and Tasman mills in Kawerau. Muldoon and another man are painting the centre road lines on forestry roads. The road in one direction has a road sign 'Kinleith no exit' and pointing in the other direction the sign reads 'Caxton by pass'. The roads join to make one road and the road lines are crossing over one another and are broken. The man is saying to Muldoon "we seem to have got our guide lines crossed". Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 460 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1983 - 1985

By: Darroch, Bob, 1940-; Christchurch star (Newspaper : 1958- )

Reference: A-316-036/054

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand social issues and politics. English royals sell off surplus New Zealand gifted wedding presents. New economy-fare airlines hit the skys. People encouraged to talk to their plants. Vehicle license fees up by 93%. Claims that human water-births would contribute to world peace.. Father's Day now celebrated during school holidays. Public response to grocery price-freeze. Maori rugby tours avoid arguements over racially selected teams. Two men muse over the reason for burning Guy Fawkes. Protesting at Waitangi on Wantangi Day. New Zealand fear of nuclear warships accelerates. Airlines begin serving liquor on board flights. Test-tube baby experiments have been approved in Auckland. People consider the 1984 'end of the world' scenario. Marsden Refinery workers return to work after their strike. Marsden Refinery workers strike. The Muldoon National Government calls a snap election amidst the Marsden Refinery strike. New Zealand resistance against the a USA Navy warship. Patients in the hospital outpatients get their respective wounds dealt to following protests for and against rugby tours and gay rights. Quantity: 19 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopies of ink and letraset drawings.

Date: 1875-1972

By: Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners

Reference: MS-Group-1152

Description: The collection comprises the records of the Wellington branches of the union, as well as National Executive papers and and general union material. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See 89-317 (part of MS-Group-0415) for further records; also 89-346 for original of NZ Labour Party Wellington Branch minute book (photocopy at MS-Papers-7630). Wellington Branch minute books 1939-1946 at MSY-3277-3279. Arrangement: Collection remains largely unsorted and the correspondence files will not be found in sequence. Use `Refine' search by date and/or title to locate files. Quantity: 33 box(es). 11 volume(s). 5 folder(s). 11 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photo of Auckland District Office - To Ephemera Collection - Large Victory Loan poster.

Date: 1906-1913, 1936

From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera

Reference: 94-106-79/04

Description: Thesis surveys the trade union revolt against the arbitration system in New Zealand 1906-1913, with particular reference to the part played by the Federation of Labour. Thesis written by F M J Irvine, Auckland University College, 1936. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1980

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning world politics. Published in the Auckland Star, 1980].

Reference: A-331-093

Description: The cartoon shows two men in a canoe, representing the Socialist Utility Party (Poland). One of them has a paddle but it is full of holes. They are racing down the river with the current and a sign on the river bank reads, the Polish workers, rapids ahead. Refers to the refusal of the Socialist Utility Party to support the plea of 50,000 Polish workers on strike for free trade unions. The Socialist Utility Party also refused to support the Polish government unless they asked for Russian help to sort out the strike. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 275 x 195mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.