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Biography: Barnes, Freda Ellen

Freda Ellen Barnes

Freda Ellen Barnes

Freda Ellen Barnes, known as 'Fuzz' because of her shock of curly hair, was a staunch trade union supporter and peace activist.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Louise Guerin Collection

Reference: PAColl-1990-02

Photograph by Louise Guerin

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Judith Fyfe. 'Barnes, Freda Ellen', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/73/freda-ellen-barnes (accessed 25 June 2026).