United Labour Party (N.Z.)

Date: 1910-1913

By: United Labour Party (N.Z.)

Reference: MSX-2792

Description: Records general and committee meetings of the Branch from its formation in Sep 1910-Mar 1913. Includes notice announcing formation of the Branch, constitution of the Party, Jul 1910, circular letter soliciting support, Feb 1911, and statement of receipts and expenditure. Source of title - Transcribed Established in 1909 and originally known as NZ Labour Party. The name changed to United Labour Party after the Unity Conference in Apr 1912. The Party lasted only until 1913 when most of its members merged with the Socialist Party to form the Socialist Democratic Party Quantity: 1 volume(s) (288 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter; 27 cm; blue folder case Provenance: The minute book was found among the records of the New Zealand Building Trades Union in 1989. Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, NZ Building Trades Union, 1989 (89-346)

Date: Apr 1912

Reference: MS-2194

Description: Contains minutes of conference of delegates from Trades and Labour Councils of New Zealand, the New Zealand Labour Party and various unions, chaired by the Hon. J T Paul and held at Parliament Buildings, April 1912. Includes pasted-in newspaper clippings and loose rough notes in back of minute-book. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (142 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms, printed matter (23cm, maroon morocco, phase box) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased in 1967

Date: 1910 - 1911

Reference: Eph-A-POLITICS-1914

Description: Mr A L Herdman, a strong man whose tenacity of purpose has won for him the esteem and goodwill of many thousands of New Zealanders. Evening Post print, 21 November 1914. Certified copy. I, Charles Watson Harris, of Edendale Road, Mount Albert, Auckland, hereby guarantee to pay to Wesley Richards, of Greenwood Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland and Arthur Henry Robson of Walters Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, the sum of one hundred pounds sterling, provided that the aforesaid Wesley Richards goes to the poll as a candidate for the electorate of Edeon on Thursday, December the tenth, 1914. Observer Printing Works. [Flier] Massey's legislation for the masses; from official records; summary and comparison. Wellington Publishing Company, printers [1914] (2 copies) United Labour Party, Wellington. List of candidates for Wellington electorates (A H Hindmarsh, D McLaren, F T Moore) Vote for Holland and Labour; the people's food. The Tory method and the Labour method; How the Tories made the workers pay pay pay. [1914] (2 copies) Vote out the Tories. Air: "Marching through Georgia". "Worker" Print [Pro Harry Holland. Flier. 1914] (2 copies) Wellington South Electorate. R B Williams, Independent Reform candidate. Hornblow, printer (Flier) Helping the wage-earner; how railway workers have benefited under the Reform Government (2 copies) Wellington East. Vote for D McLaren, selected Labour candidate. Card (2 copies) Quantity: 9 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Lithographs and letterpress on cards and pamphlets, sizes varying

Date: [ca 1925-1978]

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

Reference: Series-0081

Description: Comprises Labour Party papers. Much of these are not of an organizational nature, but material that would have been acquired by a Labour Party activist, such as conference material, etc. However the series includes biographical notes on prominent Labour Party members, notes on the United Labour Party, and campaign leaflets and ephemera. Quantity: 37 folder(s).

Date: 1910-1913

From: Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners : Records

Reference: MS-Papers-7630

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss (photocopy)

Date: 1913-1915

From: Sutch, William Ball (Dr), 1907-1975 : Papers

Reference: 2002-012-45/03

Description: Includes correspondence from J Robertson MP, and material on United Labour Party. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1928

From: Various artists :Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopies and bromides of cartoons by Hiscocks (A-315-1), T. Lloyd (A-315-2), various artists from the "Ladies' Journal", "The Freelance", "New Zealand Graphic" and "Melbourne Punch" (A-315-3), Nisbet (A-315-4-001/012) and Malcolm Evans (A-315-5).

By: Peterson, Archibald Stuart, 1900-1976; New Zealand free lance (Newspaper)

Reference: A-315-3-049

Description: Prime minister Coates, dressed as a Roman soldier, defends a rickety bridge to the treasury. Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003. Extended Title - 'Let em all come. The more the merrier,' said the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. J.G. Coates, when informed of the decision of the New Zealand Liberal Party to merge with the United Party. Mr Coates confidentally predicts a stable majority for Reform after the next General Election. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromide of black ink drawing, image size 159 x 132 mm.

Date: 1912

By: Hope, Will, active 1910-1920s; NZ Truth (Newspaper)

Reference: J-044-002

Description: Shows an elephant which represents "Labour" having his truck pulled by a man representing the "United Labour Party", and being pulled by the tail by a man from the "New Zeland Federation of Labour". The elephant is going nowhere. Exhibited in 'The Line-Up' exhibition of 36 cartoons by 36 cartoonists curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library auditorium foyer from 5 April 2002 to mark the tenth anniversary of establishment of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive. Extended Title - The pitiful plight of Labour in New Zealand. United Labour Party. Labour. New Zealand Federation of Labour. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies photocopy from a bromide.. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy from a bromide.