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'Off to Ripa Island'
This cartoon from the Maoriland Worker newspaper shows passive resisters being marched to Ripapa Island in Lyttleton Harbour.
Unity Congress 1913
Four hundred members of the Unity Congress marched on Parliament after the letter from the young men incarcerated on Ripapa Island was read out to their meeting in July 1913. A deputation from the Congress also had a meeting with the Prime Minister.
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Machine gun in Avon River
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…