Three demonstators outside Laverton R.A.A.F. base near Melbourne in 1962.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200117Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA demonstration outside Laverton Royal Australian Air Force base west of Melbourne in 1962, after a "cavalcade" from an unknown location. Sam Goldbloom is on the left with the Rev. Frank Hartley and the Rev. Alf Dickie. 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: "Outside Laverton Base 1962" is written in ink on the back of the photograph. "A cavalcade went to the base for a rally there. Sam Goldbloom, Frank Hartley, Alf Dickie" is written in pencil.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0014Conditions 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

CreatorEric La MotteRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1963

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Previous System ID1991.0152.00117Format NumberBWP/1742UMAIC IDUMA/I/7191Finding Aid Reference4/28

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions16.5 x 24.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeDickie, Rev. AlfGoldbloom, SamHartley, Rev. FrankR.A.A.F., LavertonRoyal Australian Air Force, Laverton

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Three demonstators outside Laverton R.A.A.F. base near Melbourne in 1962.

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