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One of the biggest industrial confrontations in New Zealand history (known as the 1951 Waterfront Strike or Lockout, depending on your perspective) began on 13 February 1951. It lasted 151 days, and at its peak involved 22,000 workers clashing violently with the New Zealand government. More information on the dispute can be found here: <a href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/the-1951-waterfront-dispute" rel="nofollow">www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/the-1951-waterfront-dispute</a>

A week after the dispute began the National government declared a state of emergency. The 1951 Waterfront Strike Emergency Regulations were passed, giving police sweeping powers of search and arrest. Assisting strikers and their families (such as giving them food) was made an offence, as was the printing of union posters or pamphlets.

This flyer comes from three large files of pamphlets kept by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, and includes hundreds of other home-printed newsletters, flyers and strike ephemera.

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