item details
NameProgramme, 'Funeral Service Ernie Abbott'
ProductionWellington Trades Council; author; 1984; New Zealand
Standard Press Limited; printing firm; 1984; New Zealand
Standard Press Limited; printing firm; 1984; New Zealand
Classificationprogrammes
Materialspaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 146mm (width), 208mm (height)
Registration NumberCA001029
Credit lineAcquisition details/history unknown. Found in collection, 2011
Overview
This is the programme for the funeral service for Ernie Abbott, the caretaker at the Trades Hall in Wellington, who was killed instantly on 27 March 1984 when he moved a booby-trapped suitcase.
Initially, police thought the motive centred on a bus strike the previous day. Trades Hall was a union building, so it was suspected the bomb was aimed at a unionist. However, despite lengthy police investigations, the crime remains unsolved, and is one of New Zealand's most notorious crimes.