The 1913 waterfront dispute saw wharf workers take over the main ports and stop trade. Prime Minister William Massey called for farmers and rural labourers to enlist as special constables to help regain control of the wharves, pitting town against country. This group of special mounted constables – nicknamed 'Massey's Cossacks' – were the Levin Troop, and included future military hero and governor-general Bernard Freyberg (second from right).
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