1913 Great Strike
| 1913 Great Strike | |||
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Urgent memorandum sent by Premier Massey to the Chair of the Auckland Harbour Board during the strike | |||
| Date | 19 October 1913 – January 1914 | ||
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| Resulted in | Workers' defeat | ||
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The Great Strike refers to a near general strike that took place in New Zealand from October 1913 to mid-January 1914. It was the largest and most disruptive strike in New Zealand's history. At its height, it brought the economy of New Zealand almost to a halt. Between 14,000 and 16,000 workers went on strike, out of a population of just over one million.
The dispute began with a coal miners' strike in Huntly and on the Wellington waterfront, and quickly spread to other industries around the country.