Story: Public protest

1932 depression protests: Auckland (2nd of 3)

A picket guards a shopfront after unemployed demonstrators ran down Queen Street, Auckland, smashing windows and looting shops. The protesters' actions followed the police batoning of their leader, Jim Edwards, at a protest outside Auckland’s town hall on 14 April. Hundreds were injured and dozens were arrested in the fracas, which an official enquiry blamed on the protesters.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
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Ben Schrader, 'Public protest - Destructive and violent protests', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/zoomify/35108/1932-depression-protests-auckland (accessed 27 April 2024)

Story by Ben Schrader, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 26 Apr 2023