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Moses Ayrton

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Moses Ayrton

After serving as a Methodist home missionary in West Coast mining communities between 1910 and 1919, Moses Ayrton became an outspoken socialist, campaigning against conscription during the First World War. This photograph was taken after he became an ordained minister and ceased his political activities.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/4-020245; G

Photograph by Stanley P. Andrew

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

Colin Brown. 'Ayrton, Moses', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/61/moses-ayrton (accessed 24 June 2026).