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Haurongo: Cook, Arthur

Arthur Cook and Richard Eddy working on a railway line

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Arthur Cook and Richard Eddy working on a railway line

Longtime workmates and friends Arthur Cook (seated, front, with crossed spades) and Dick Eddy (standing behind, with his hand on Cook's shoulder) together helped rebuild the New Zealand Workers' Union in the 1930s, as secretary and president.

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John E. Martin. 'Cook, Arthur', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2698/arthur-cook-and-richard-eddy-working-on-a-railway-line (accessed 4 June 2026).