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Biography: Page, Ruth Allan

Ruth Allan Page during the Nelson railway closure protest, September 1955

Ruth Allan Page during the Nelson railway closure protest, September 1955
Always impeccably dressed in coat and hat, Ruth Page was the spokeswoman for those opposing the demolition of the Nelson railway line, in a protest that attracted worldwide media attention.

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Reference: GCW 8830 frame 18

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Carol Markwell. 'Page, Ruth Allan', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2574/ruth-allan-page-during-the-nelson-railway-closure-protest-september-1955 (accessed 4 June 2026).