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Conscription Must Be Upheld Postcard

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Postcard cartoon depicting a man, representing the New Zealand press, supporting a plinth and statue, representing conscription, against the winds of public opinion. The postcard is reprinted from the Passive Resisters' Union journal the Repeal.

The Modern Saviour Postcard

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Postcard cartoon depicting a soldier, representing the influence of jingoism and militarism, leading a group of children. The cartoon is captioned with a quote from Matthew 19:14: "Suffer the Little Children to come unto Me!" The postcard is…

Democracy Beware Postcard

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Postcard cartoon depicting a soldier shooting a striking worker. The postcard is reprinted from the Passive Resisters' Union journal the Repeal.

The Stricken Tree Postcard

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Postcard cartoon depicting a tree, representing conscription, being felled by an axe, representing public opinion. The postcard is reprinted from the Passive Resisters' Union journal the Repeal.

Passive Resisters' Meeting Ticket 1912

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Ticket to a meeting hosted by the Passive Resisters' Union, 3 November 1912

WCTU Pamphlet

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A pamphlet produced by the New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union detailing the organisation's opposition to the Defence Act.

National Peace Council Meeting Flyer

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Flyer advertising a National Peace Council meeting at the Early Settlers' Hall, Oamaru, 11 July 1912.

Anti-Militarist pamphlet 1911

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Anti-Militarist Social pamphlet, 21 September 1911

Children's Peace Society Invitation 1913

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Invitation to a social evening hosted by the Children's Peace Society at the Manchester Chambers, Christchurch, 23 October 1913.

Seditious prisoners and conscientious objectors fund

A history and accounting of the fund, which was set up in December 1916, to provide for objectors arrested under the War Regulations.

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