A group of men at Parliament House, Canberra presenting Peace Petitions to Parliament, during the "Canberra Cavalcade" in 1962.

Description

Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200113Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA group of men approaching Parliament House, Canberra to present Peace Petitions to Parliament, during the "Canberra Cavalcade" in 1962. Those in the front row include the Rev Alf Dickie, the Rev Frank Hartley and Sam Goldbloom. Hartley was a Methodist clergyman, peace activist and one of the founders of the Australian Peace Council. Goldbloom was a founding member of the Congress for International Cooperation and Disarmament, becoming its first secretary and later president. Dickie played a leading role in the Australian peace movement and was the first chairperson of the Australian Peace Council. 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: "Presenting Peace Petitions - Parliament House, Canberra September 1962" is written in ink on the back of the mount. "Presenting Petitions to Parliament - Canberra Cavalcade 1962" is on a typed label fixed to the front of the photograph.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnitBWP Album 0015Conditions 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

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date09/1962

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00113Format NumberBWP/1779UMAIC IDUMA/I/7252Finding Aid Reference3/23

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions15 x 21.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeDickie, Rev. AlfGoldbloom, SamHartley, Rev. FrankParliament house, Canberra

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Save Cancel + Row + Column

A group of men at Parliament House, Canberra presenting Peace Petitions to Parliament, during the "Canberra Cavalcade" in 1962.

Start typing here to find a location	Latitude	Longitude	Zoom	Actions

loading google map....

Save Cancel