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Waihī supporters

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Waihī supporters

Women and children march through Waihī’s streets in a show of solidarity with striking gold miners during the 1912 dispute. Women were steadfast supporters of the strike, hooting at those they regarded as enemies of the struggle.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, P. J. O'Farrell Collection

Reference: PAColl-4586-02

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Ben Schrader, Parades and protest marches – Protest marches, 1890 to 1951, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21102/waihi-supporters (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 26 February 2010.