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Haurongo: Bailey, Chip

Chip Bailey

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Chip Bailey

This photograph of communist activist and intellectual Chip Bailey was taken in the 1950s, at a time when he was a major force in the Wellington Drivers’ Union. He worked to rebuild the union when it was deregistered and left the Federation of Labour following the 1951 waterfront strike.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Meg Bailey Collection

Reference: 1/2-201350-F

Photograph by Don and Beatrice Peat Studio

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.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Peter Franks. 'Bailey, Chip', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/40016/chip-bailey (accessed 24 June 2026).