- Maoriland Worker
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The Maoriland Worker was a leading New Zealand labour journal of the early 20th century. It was initially published monthly.
It was launched in 1910 by the Shearers Union,[1] and was soon taken over by the New Zealand Federation of Labour and became the official organ of the federation.
The journal ceased publication in 1960. At the time it was called the Standard, and was published weekly.
Timeline
- 1913 - Contributors Edward Hunter (Billy Banjo) and Henry Edmund Holland charged with sedition.[2]
- 1913 - 1918 Harry Holland appointed editor.[3][4]
- 1922 - John Glover was tried for blasphemous libel. New Zealand's only trial for blasphemy.[4][5]
- 1922 - The manager John Glover lent £100 interest free to Walter Nash.
- 1930s - Renamed to "the Standard".
- 1960 - Ceased publication.[6]
Notes
- ^ "Labour History Project". http://www.lhp.org.nz/LHP/Timeline.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Baker2006, 1913 p.181
- ^ Bruce Macdonald Brown (1966). "HOLLAND, Henry Edmond". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/holland-henry-edmond/1. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ a b McLintock 1966
- ^ Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie editors (November 2006). "The Maoriland Worker and Blasphemy in New Zealand". History Cooperative. http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lab/91/troughton.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "High Casualty Rate". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1966. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/new-zealand-press/5. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
References
- Mutiny, Terrorism, Riots and Murder: A History of Sedition in Australia and New Zealand. Rosenberg.
- A. H. McLintock. - editor (1966). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand..
Categories: Newspapers published in New Zealand
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