René Shadbolt led the only New Zealand contingent to the Spanish Civil War. She and fellow nurse, Isobel Dodds, cared for wounded soldiers, particularly those from the International Brigades, from July 1937 to November 1938.
Striking worker Fred Evans was seriously injured in a clash with police and strike-breakers during the bitter dispute at the goldmining town of Waihī. He died the following day.
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