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This machine gun, captured in the South African war was on display in the city. It was rolled into the river in September 1912. The PRU denied all knowledge.

A photograph of William and Sarah Annie Ensom, long-term supporters of the National Peace Council.

A flyer for a public meeting held in Kaiapoi, June 1912 when Charles Mackie and Morgan Williams gave the 'other side of the question' about compulsory military training.

A photograph of a cost of living and anti-conscription demonstration in March 1917. It attracted over 2,500 people to the Colosseum in Christchurch.

'Workers Awake'. This card was produced by the National Peace Council, presumably for distribution to work-sites around the city. It quotes Ramsay McDonald, one of the founders of the British Labour Party, who during the First World War was a Labour…

'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World', a pamphlet produced by the National Peace Council and the Anti-Militarist League in August 1913.

A photograph of a propaganda tram in Christchurch with the inscription: 'A question you will have to answer some day, FATHER what did YOU do to help when Britain fought for freedom in 1915? What will your answer be?'

A photograph of public school cadets in Victoria Square, Christchurch, 24 May 1907.

A photograph of the delegates to the second meeting of the National Council of Women, Christchurch, 1897. Ada Wells is seated in the middle row, second from left. Kate Sheppard is in the same row, fourth from left.

A photograph of 60 signatures of conscientious objectors who spent time in Paparua Prison