Harry Holland
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Henry Edmund Holland was an Australian-born newspaper owner, politician and unionist who relocated to New Zealand. He was the second leader of the New Zealand Labour Party.
Harry Holland in 1925
Harry Holland in Newcastle, 1897
Holland in 1922
Harry Holland's memorial in Wellington
Michael Joseph Savage
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Michael Joseph Savage was an Australian-born New Zealand politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of New Zealand, heading the First Labour Government from 1935 until his death in 1940.
Harry Holland
…did not due to his superb oratory on public platforms where he could draw large crowds. He built up a core following among his caucus consisting of Michael Joseph Savage, Peter Fraser, Bob Semple and later Walter Nash. All were to become not only loyal lieutenants to Holland during his tenure, but the most influential…
Savage in 1935
Savage (right, front row) at the Socialist Party's 1911 conference
Savage and his ministers in the first Labour Cabinet, photographed in the Old Parliament Building, c. 1935
Savage demonstrates his common touch, attending a rugby league match between New Zealand and Australia at Auckland, 1937