Story: Coal and coal mining
This hall, emblazoned with famous socialist slogans, was built in Rūnanga in 1908. British miners brought to New Zealand a strong tradition of industrial unionism, and this quickly established itself in New Zealand, especially on the West Coast.
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Photograph by Jock Phillips
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