First Labour Prime Minister of Australia, 27 Apr-15 Aug 1904. Born in Chile, son of Johan Christian Tanck and Martha Skinner. After his father's death his mother married George Thomas Watson 1869. Worked as a compositor with the North Otago Times and Oamaru Mail; involved in trade unions. Lost his job 1886 and moved to Sydney where he worked for various newspapers and was an active trade unionist and member of the Labour Party. Was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1894; in 1901 became the first Labour leader in the new Federal parliament. Resigned as leader 1907 and retired from politics 1910, becoming involved in other business activities. [`Southern people; a dictionary of Otago Southland biography', 1998]
Watson, John Christian (Rt Hon), 1867-1941
Watson, Chris, 1867-1941
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Manuscript
Wellington Trades and Labour Council: Correspondence
Date: 14 and 26 Jan 1904
By: Wellington Trades Council
Reference: MS-Papers-0933
Description: Two letters to J C Watson, leader of the Australian Labour Party (educated in Oamaru), signed by A H Cooper, Secretary Wellington Trades & Labour Council. The first praises Labour's success in the elections, the second states the Council's support for R J Seddon's protest to the Imperial and Transvaal governments re the importation of Chinese labour to the Transvaal Rand mines Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies)
Manuscript
Official and personal letters
Date: Feb-May 1906
From: McNab, Robert, 1864-1917 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0047-01
Description: Includes telegrams. Identified persons entered under Name. Letter from J N Williams concerns forestry and afforestation, mostly in the Rotorua area, and the tourism potential of native bush, especially near Rotorua. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Notes - Watene-Wetere
From: Roth, Herbert Otto, 1917-1994: Collected papers, personal papers, photographs and ephemera
Reference: MS-Papers-6164-110
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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[Five works] / performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ; conducted by Hamish Mc...
Date: 3-4 May 2006
From: New Zealand Public Radio : Concert FM New Zealand Composer Sound Archive
By: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Besser, Jonathan, 1949-2022; Meridan, Lissa, 1972-; Shepherd, Patrick Martin, 1963-; Utting, Craig, 1965-; Watson, John Christian (Rt Hon), 1867-1941
Reference: MSDL-1040
Description: Other Titles - Reflections in thirds / Jonathan Besser Other Titles - This present brightness / Lisa Meridan Other Titles - Cryosphere / Patrick Shepherd Other Titles - Lahar / Craig Utting Other Titles - Circuit : Spiral / Chris Watson Quantity: 1 digital sound recording(s) digital sound recording(s). 57.11 Minutes and seconds Duration.