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A far away conflict - a nasty foreign episode which punctuated the years between the great depression and the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
That was the attitude of most New Zealanders towards the Spanish civil war. Yet for others from the political left, it was a testing ground where fascism had to be confronted head on.
70 years after the outbreak of war on the 18 th July 1936, National Radio marks the anniversary with the experiences of two New Zealanders who helped resist the onslaught of General Franco’s fascists against the government of Spain.

New Zealand International Brigaders Bert Bryan (front centre) and William “Murn” MacDonald (back 3rd from left) with Australians in Ripoll awaiting repatriation from Spain, October 1938.

The New Zealand nursing unit, Renee Shadbolt, Isobel Dodds and Millicent Sharples, pictured in Huete, Central Spain, shortly after their arrival in mid-1937.
Trade Union History Project Seminar: "New Zealand Connections to the Spanish Civil War"
Friday 3rd November 2006 - evening
Saturday 4th November 2006 - daytime, with evening film screening
Location: Central Wellington. Exact venue to be advised.
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