Consisting of outdoor displays and a couple of shipping containers, this appropriately humble 'museum' tells the fascinating story of how Blackball came to be so important to the story of workers' rights in NZ. Look out for the Workers' Memorial Wheel dedicated to people killed in their workplaces since 1990, with a special focus on the 29 men who died at nearby Pike River Mine in 2010.
Blackball Museum of Working Class History (Mahi Tūpuna)
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