HeritageTalk: Labour Day in Auckland with David Verran
Central Library, Level 2, 44 Lorne Street, CBD, Auckland
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Labour Day in Auckland with David Verran.
New Zealand workers were among the first in the world to gain an eight-hour working day, culminating in Labour Day - the commemoration of this struggle. Historian David Verran will cover the background to the Labour Day Act of 1899, including the eight-hour day movement, the celebration of May Day in the northern hemisphere, and how Labour Day was specifically celebrated in Auckland over the years, up to the present day.
About the speaker
David Verran is an historian, author, and former librarian (1975 to 2017). He graduated with MA Hons in history from the University of Auckland in 1974.
In 2010 Random House published his ‘The North Shore; an illustrated history’ and he has written a few article and book reviews.
David is a member of PHANZA (Professional Historians of Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa) and volunteers at Devonport and Birkenhead Museums, Auckland Council Archives, and he is on the committee at Devonport Museum and North Shore Historical Society. He also writes a monthly local history column for ‘Channel’ magazine on the North Shore.
Image: The procession in Queen Street, Auckland on Labour Day, 1902 with the old eight hours demonstration banner carried in the lead. Auckland Weekly News, 16 October 1902, p.6. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19021016-06-02
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