Waihi Miners' Strike, N.Z., 1912

Date: 1912

From: Holland, Roy, 1894-1975:Portraits of Labour politicians, and lantern slides compiled by Harry Holland; also WW2 veterans on parade, including Sir Stephen Weir

Reference: PA11-017

Description: Lantern slides taken by various photographers showing the 1912 Waihi miners' strike, compiled by Harry Holland to supplement lectures. Quantity: 79 b&w copy transparency/ies b&W copy transparency/ies.

Date: [ca 1908-1930]

From: Reynolds, Margaret, fl 2014: Glass negatives taken by George Smart and colour transparencies taken by Frederick Reynolds

By: Smart, George Rennie, 1886-1974

Reference: PAColl-10406

Description: Glass negatives, taken by George Rennie Smart circa 1905 to 1920s of a range of subjects including some relating to Joseph Smith Smart, George's uncle, a police constable in Banks Peninsula. Most are unidentified. Images include: -Portraits, many of families, and often in a garden setting, possibly the Wellington Botanical Garden. Many probably show the Smart family. -Policemen, of both George and John Smart. -Groups and scenes on farms at George Smart's farm 'Karetu', Rakauroa district, and some from a farm near Fairlie, South Canterbury. -Photographs relating to Waihi. These include views of Seddon Street, general views of the town and images related to the 1912 Waihi Strike, when George Smart was stationed there as a mounted policeman. Included is a funeral scene, group portraits of police and horses, large groups of people assembled near the railway station, and the Waihi Commercial Hotel Other subjects include soldiers, cricket teams, rowers, (wedding?) cakes, a table set for a New Year celebration and shop window displays of the New Zealand Clothing Factory shop in Gisborne. Original letters written by George Smart relating to the Waihi Strike of 1912 are held at the New Zealand Police Museum, Porirua. Quantity: 201 b&w original negative(s) (Whole and half plate glass) with 212 images. Physical Description: Comprise 1/1, 1/2 and a few ¼ black and white glass plate negatives Provenance: Mrs Reynolds is the daughter of George Smart and the wife of Frederick Reynolds.

Date: 2012

By: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951-

Reference: ArtEph-2012-K-02

Description: List of 30 works, oils on board, including quotations from Waiheathens - voices from a mining town by Mark Derby and Bob Kerr, the book accompanying the exhibition. Photographs of the artist and author on back cover. Prices with each work Quantity: 1 booklet. Physical Description: Offset print on paper, [4] p, stapled

Date: 24 July 1993 - 24 Jul 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

By: Cowan, Pauline Iris, 1960-

Reference: OHInt-0067/091

Description: Pauline Iris Cowan born Waihi and lived there all of her life. Recalls playing around Martha Hill during childhood. Describes what it was like for her mother looking after family on her own as father died when Pauline was three years. Talks about: schooling at Waihi and advice from career advisor; work experience at Ashley Tubmans, Accountants - reference to Munro processing machine, and later work at Waihi College. Describes involvement with SPCA (Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Mentions grandfather, a policeman, who was involved with the police keeping order during the Waihi Miners' Strike. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Waihi Other - limited biographical information available Interviewer(s) - Rose MacBeth Venue - Waihi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005850A; OHV-0272F Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1257.

Date: 20 June 1993 - 20 Jun 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

By: Spurr, Shirley Muriel, 1930-

Reference: OHInt-0067/068

Description: Shirley Spurr (nee Sparke) born Waihi. Outlines family background - mother worked at the Golden Cross, a dry hotel opened by Miss Stapleton - father was born at the Kopu Hotel in Thames which his parents had built. On leaving school worked in office at Waihi Hospital before travelling around New Zealand. Recalls class distinction amongst children when growing up. Recalls father worked in a mine as a contractor, never underground. Mentions strike - father was a mounted picket which she describes. Talks about Kopu school which father attended - 400 Maori children and 4 white children. Mentions Jerry Tukaki who was father's best friend. Backgrounds involvement with local marae committee and describes duties. Explains the importance of the Tainui canoe in the Waihi area. Talks in detail about Maori medicines. Shirley is a marriage celebrant and runs an up-market boutique with a wide clientele. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Waihi Other - limited biographical information available Interviewer(s) - Rose MacBeth Venue - Waihi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005869A; OHV-0265C Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1276.

Date: 19 June 1993 - 19 Jun 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

By: Samson, Muriel Cecilia, 1908-1996

Reference: OHInt-0067/046

Description: Muriel Samson born Waihi. Outlines family background - father a shift boss at Martha mine as well as being a farmer. Recalls: leaving school aged 14; work experience - dressmaking and then housekeeping; Victoria Bridge being built; meeting and marrying Don Samson; stories of the 1912 strike; social life and what Waihi was like in the early days. Talks about the Depression and its effect on the family. Mentions some of the businesses - Ford Bakery, Rob Roy, Golden Cross and People's Palace. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Waihi Venue - Waihi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005855A; OHV-0267C Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 videocassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 45 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1262.

Date: 18, 25 Oct 2001 - 18 Oct 2001

By: Priestley, Dinah, 1938-; O'Flynn, Francis Duncan (Rt Hon), 1918-2003

Reference: OHColl-0300/1

Description: Frank O'Flynn describes growing up on the West Coast and Christchurch, working as a lawyer, becoming a Member of Parliament for Kapiti and then Island Bay, being a member of Lange's Cabinet as Defence Minister, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State. Mentions his father, `Ballot Box' and his well known friends, Paddy Webb and [Bob ?] Semple who co-wrote the history of the Waihi Miner's Strike. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Interviewer(s) - Dinah Priestly Accompanying material - photocopy of newsclipping (Southern News, 7/10/80) Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-009162-009163 Quantity: 2 C60 cassette(s). 1 interview(s). 2 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - no abstract(s) available.

Date: 1912, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1989

From: Jackson, George, 1908-2000 : Papers

Reference: 90-234-04/21

Description: Also includes: Draft report for the 4th National Conference of the New Zealand Socialist Party (1976); Draft report 1980, Income security for elderly; Press release (1989) re school of communism and study pamphlet; Waihi Strike (1912) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-048114-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-116678-F

Description: Two boys moving towards a crowd during the Waihi miners' strike of 1912. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1912

From: Nash, Walter :Postcards associated with Walter Nash

By: Rogers, R, active 1912

Reference: PAColl-5792-03

Description: Crowd on Seddon Street during the Waihi miners' strike of 1912. Photograph taken by R Rogers. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - [copyright symbol] R Rogers Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 8.9 x 14 cm

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-048120-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-021950-F

Description: Miner and Workers Union Hall at Waihi, during the 1912 miners' strike. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Note on back of file print reads: "During the night strike-breakers painted patriotic symbols it [the hall]. Next morning the strikers changed `God save the King' to `God save J B King' (the American International Workers of the World speaker who had been at Waihi and who had hurredly left NZ in August)." Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-021957-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 18 May 1912

From: Nash, Walter :Postcards associated with Walter Nash

By: Rogers, R, active 1912

Reference: PAColl-5792-05

Description: Waihi miners outside their union hall on Seddon Street, during the 1912 strike. Photograph taken by R Rogers, 18 May. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - 4 [copyright symbol] 18/5/12 R Rogers Waihi Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 8.5 x 13.3 cm, postcard

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-048126-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-048122-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-116684-F

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 20 May 1912

From: Holland, Stella and Simpson, Eileen : Various photographic prints

By: Rogers, R, active 1912

Reference: PAColl-4414-01

Description: Robert Way addressing striking miners at Waihi, 20 May 1912. Photograph taken by R Rogers. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 20 [copyright symbol] 20/5/12 R Rogers Waihi; Verso - beneath image - Way addresses stikers Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 8.5 x 13.3 cm

Date: 1912

From: Waihi Arts Centre & Museum: Photographs of Waihi

Reference: 1/2-048118-F

Description: Strikebreakers during the 1912 Waihi miners' strike. Walter Edmund Harvey wears a white muffler. The tall Maori man, centre left, may be the `Snake-charmer'. Photographer unidentified. Scope and Contents information from back of file print with the original sources quoted as being Stanley Roache `The red and the gold', page 108 and Philip Rainer `Company Town' - thesis 1976. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).