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Haurongo: Webb, Thomas Clifton

Clifton Webb makes an election address, 1951

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Hear Clifton Webb speak on air in an August 1951 election address. He outlines the government's position on the waterfront dispute, and makes plain that the election was being fought squarely on the question of their conduct on that issue. (7 min 19 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D2832

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Hugh Templeton. 'Webb, Thomas Clifton', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/211/clifton-webb-makes-an-election-address-1951 (accessed 4 June 2026).