Harry Holland: A Man of Many Parts

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When I ask about the future, he makes a point of surveying all their young lives – which, after all, have barely begun. What does he wish for them? “I hope the boys stay close,” he says. “Tom has made the surname something else, but I hope they have happy adulthoods, because happiness is a choice.” You have destroyed this family centre and with it, its happiness and it's not at all clear that at least for some of the family members, that it will ever repair,” said the judge. I had my first bout when I was 11 years old. I fought a boy called Paul Kettle from Kingston at Battersea Town Hall. I only went to watch, but I was carded by then and there was a boy called Steve Tennant and I borrowed his shorts and vest. Anyway, I won on points. By the time I got to 13 or 14, all of a sudden it just fell into place. I can’t remember how many amateur fights I had altogether, but I think I had about 40. I boxed in the Schoolboys and I was Middlesex Champion four years on the trot, from 1971 to 1975.” Seddonville Library: Flood and earthquake loss reinstated. Mr Holland's sterling work". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz . Retrieved 14 October 2020.

Richardson, Len. "Fagan, Mark Anthony". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 13 February 2016. Holland joined the Australian Socialist League in 1892. Later, he and a friend began to publish a socialist journal — in 1896, he was convicted of libelling the superintendent of the New South Wales Labour Bureau, and served three months in prison. Upon his release, the journal was moved to Newcastle for a time, but eventually returned to Sydney.The judge warned him that even if he is released, “you will for the remainder of your life be liable to be recalled to prison if you do not comply with the terms of your license”. This is one of the most asked questions that after all, how much does Harry Holland earns, what is Harry Holland net worth.

Labour's support for United lasted until 1931 until the Great Depression took hold. Holland disagreed with United on financial policy to combat the depression and its effects. Holland decided to withdraw support from the government and moved for a vote of no confidence, intending to trigger an election where he thought many disenchanted voters would switch to Labour. Much to his surprise, the Reform party voted with United and the two entered into a coalition denying Holland his chance to seize the initiative. An election was held at the years end and Labour improved well, but still fell short of winning Government. [31]As the Depression worsened, Holland began to doubt some of his convictions. At first, Holland had believed that the Depression marked the beginning of the end for capitalism, but as the economic problems continued, and many workers were cast into poverty, Holland began to question whether his theories were capable of solving the crisis. He became instead increasingly interested in credit theory as a possible solution. [32] Suffering from depression, exhaustion, and ill health, Holland began to withdraw from the activities of leadership. Talk of a possible challenge to his leadership appeared, but there was not yet any willingness for an open confrontation. [33] Death [ edit ] Harry Holland's memorial in Wellington At the time of Holland's arrival, Waihi was descending into chaos. A bitter miners' strike, the most significant industrial action that New Zealand had yet seen, was underway, and the conservative government of William Massey was responding with strong measures. The strike eventually led to the death of a miner in a shoot-out with police. Holland was encouraged by the strike, believing that it was the beginning of "class war" against capitalism. [6] This view was not shared, however, by the New Zealand Socialist Party, which, when the strike broke out, had actually asked Holland not to come to Waihi. The New Zealand socialists, for the most part, saw socialism as a means to an end, and distrusted Holland's view that socialism was a goal in and of itself. Many New Zealand socialists resented Holland's arrogance, seeing him as a self-opinionated outsider meddling in a precarious situation that he did not fully understand. [7] Afterwards, Holland co-authored the prolific The Tragic Story of the Waihi Strike pamphlet with a fellow Australian agitator, Robert Samuel Ross. [8] Moderation [ edit ] In 1918, Paddy Webb, a Labour MP, was jailed for refusing military service. Holland stood in the resulting Grey by-election to replace him. Holland was chosen based on his strong performance four months earlier in the Wellington North by-election and was a surprise to most given he was not from the West Coast, with many expecting Mark Fagan to be selected. [17] Holland accepted with the knowledge that he was to resign the seat when Webb was released. [18] Many Liberal Party supporters who had previously voted for Webb, thought Holland too extremist and withdrew their support leading to a reduced turnout. [19] He was narrowly elected and delighted with his victory, but other members of the party were less enthusiastic as Holland's majority was far lower than Webb's had been. Holland dismissed this, saying that his victory, unlike Webb's, had been for pure socialism rather than mere reform. Holland represented the Grey electorate 1918–19, and then the Buller electorate from 1919 until he died. [1] Shortly before the 1919 election, the first contested by the Labour party as a united bloc, Holland contested for the leadership of the Labour party. Previous Labour leader Alfred Hindmarsh had died in the influenza epidemic in late 1918 leaving the position open. His only opponent was previous party president James McCombs, who had more parliamentary experience than Holland. The caucus voted and the result was a draw, though after a draw by lot, Holland won the parliamentary leadership of the party, becoming Labour's next leader. [22] Most historians see his victory as being due to his public profile rather than to his policies, which many in the Labour Party considered too extreme. Wellington City Council". The Evening Post. Vol.LXXXIX, no.108. 8 May 1915. p.8 . Retrieved 25 May 2016.