Miners playing cards in front of a poppet head at Wonthaggi, State Coal Mine, Victoria in 1949.

Description

Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200057Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentCoal miners playing cards in front of a poppet head at Wonthaggi State Coal Mine in 1949. 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.
Inscription: "Wonthaggi miners - August 1949" is on a typed label on the back of the photograph.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0012Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorHerald and Weekly Times Ltd. MelbourneRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1949

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00057Format NumberBWP/1495UMAIC IDUMA/I/7112Finding Aid Reference10/16

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions20.5 x 15.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectCoal miningCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeIndustrial relationsMiningWonthaggi State Mine

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Miners playing cards in front of a poppet head at Wonthaggi, State Coal Mine, Victoria in 1949.

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