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It was 2004 when Cathy Martin knocked on a door in preparation to interview the elderly Mrs Ellen McCabe. A university student studying history, she was trying to learn all she could about the strike which took place in 1951 in the little mining village of Pukemiro and across New Zealand; a strike which lasted eighteen long weeks and almost brought the country to its knees.
Ellen had been married to Thomas McCabe for ten years and they had two boys, Neil and Davey whom they both doted on. Tom was ...more
Ellen had been married to Thomas McCabe for ten years and they had two boys, Neil and Davey whom they both doted on. Tom was ...more
May 14, 2017
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