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Troopship <em>Aquitania</em>

Troopship Aquitania

Farewelling troops at Lyttelton, 1940

Farewelling troops at Lyttelton, 1940

Military parade outside Parliament, 1940

Military parade outside Parliament, 1940

VE Day celebrations at Parliament

VE Day celebrations at Parliament

General Freyberg accepts Italian surrender

General Freyberg accepts Italian surrender

The War Administration

The War Administration

The Maori Battalion in Sora, Italian campaign

The Maori Battalion in Sora, Italian campaign

Barrington's 'peace caravan'

Barrington's 'peace caravan'

Conscientious Objectors at Hautu Detention Camp, 1943

Conscientious Objectors at Hautu Detention Camp, 1943

Polish immigrant children

Polish immigrant children

Polish and kiwi children playing

Polish and kiwi children playing

After a German air raid on London, 1940

After a German air raid on London, 1940

Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu in 1940

Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu in 1940

Michael Joseph Savage portrait

Michael Joseph Savage portrait

Kitty Kain, Vida Jowett and Ruth Herrick

Kitty Kain, Vida Jowett and Ruth Herrick

The Freyberg Cup

The Freyberg Cup

Handmade Mah Jong set

Handmade Mah Jong set

Home Guard armband

Home Guard armband

Recruitment poster, 1940

Recruitment poster, 1940

Ormond Burton, 1921

Ormond Burton, 1921

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Manufacturing NZ Bren Gun carriers

Manufacturing NZ Bren Gun carriers

Peace in Europe

Peace in Europe

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Archie Barrington discusses conscientious objection

Archie Barrington discusses conscientious objection

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