Bernie Taft speaking at a function at the Communist Party of Australia offices in Melbourne.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200005Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentBernie Taft speaking at a function at the Communist Party of Australia offices in Melbourne. Taft became a communist in Germany in 1932 and was the long-time secretary of the original Communist Party of Australia. He left the party in 1984 and, with others, formed the Socialist Forum. The Communist Party of Australia was founded in Sydney in 1920 by a group of Australian Socialists who were inspired by the Russian revolution. It dissolved in 1991.
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CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

DateUndated

Dates

Date1900-1989Date ContextDate of accession

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00005Format NumberBWP/1469UMAIC IDUMA/I/7103Finding Aid Reference9/121/53

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions8 x 12 cm