About Teddy Dye
Lived 1879 – 1942 (aged 62). Teddy Dye was a New Zealand farmer and trade unionist.
Edward Dye (7 August 1879 – 25 January 1942) was a New Zealand trade unionist and miner.
Dye was born in Timaru, and lived in Australia as a youth. He was president for twenty years of the Ohinemuri Miners' Union and the New Zealand Gold Mine Employees' Federation. Blacklisted after the 1912 Waihi miners' strike, he broke in a dairy farm from the bush for eight years before returning to the Waihi gold mines.
On 29 July 1937, Dye was elected a member of the Waihi Borough Council. He was re-elected for a further three years at the local elections the following year, but stood down at the 1941 local elections. when he died from miner's phthisis.
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Who was Teddy Dye?
New Zealand trade unionist
When was Teddy Dye born?
Teddy Dye was born on 7 August 1879 in Timaru.
When did Teddy Dye die?
Teddy Dye died on 25 January 1942 in Auckland.
What was Teddy Dye's occupation?
Teddy Dye was a farmer and trade unionist.
What nationality was Teddy Dye?
Teddy Dye was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Teddy Dye. https://biography.guide/teddy-dye/
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