Scope and Contents

Collection contains a photocopy of the typescript for Jock Barnes' autobiography which details Barnes' political beliefs and long involvement in Union activity including the 1951waterfront strike.

Scope and Contents Records used by Dr Tom Bramble, in editing Barnes' autobiography, 'Never a white flag : the memoirs of Jock Barnes'. : Wellington [N.Z.] : Victoria University Press, 1998. Mostly records of the New Zealand waterside Workers' Union, with some material compiled by Barnes. Boxes 1-2: Records of the New Zealand Waterside Workers' Union, including conference proceedings, minutes of meetings, subject files, and union bulletins; newspaper clippings on Union matters and the Waterfront Strike,...