1936: Savage’s Unconventional Family
By Anarchist History of New Zealand
New Years Day, Ellerslie Races, 1936: I stumbled upon this rare photo (left) of Mrs Elizabeth French standing beside newly elected Prime Minister Savage. I have wondered about Savage’s unconventional home life with his adopted family, the Frenchs. Alfred French crash-landed in 1894 when the SS. Wairarapa disastrously sank on the way to Auckland¹. His […]
Read more..January 1, 2020
