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Image-making: Embroidery of 'Mickey' Savage

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Image-making: Embroidery of 'Mickey' Savage

Some New Zealanders revered ‘Mickey’ Savage even before his death. In 1939 in a private act of devotion, H. M. Watkins from Picton embroidered this version of the official photograph, adding a patriotic fern for good measure.

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Gavin McLean, Premiers and prime ministers – Party leadership, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/33188/image-making-embroidery-of-mickey-savage (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gavin McLean, published 7 May 2012, updated 1 December 2016.