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Canterbury Society of Arts art class, ca 1912. Standing: Cecil Kelly, Edwin Bartley, Raymond McIntyre, Alfred Wilson Walsh. Sitting: Leonard Hampden Booth, Andrew Kennaway Henderson, Sydney Lough Thompson, William Menzies Gibb, Charles E Bickerton.

A photograph of Lincoln Efford as a young man

B&W photograph of Louisa Nuttall

A profile photograph of Lucy Smith, editor of the WCTU's White Ribbon magazine, 1903-1908

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.

Manifesto calling on men to passively resist conscription under the Defence Act. The manifesto was likely produced in 1911, during the early days of opposition to compulsory military training.

Maoriland Worker Cartoon, 'Fat and the Profits': a socialist view of war and capitalism.

Maoriland Worker Cartoon, 'The Fusion's "National Service"': socialist view of capitalism and war.

This cartoon from the Maoriland Worker depicts the incident when Harry Atkinson was expelled from the A & P Show for giving out 'inflammatory and illegal' material.