A large group of workers at a meeting in the Engagement Centre for waterside labour on the Melbourne waterfront.

Description

Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200122Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA large group of workers at a meeting in the Engagement Centre for waterside labour on the Melbourne waterfront. This centre was also known as 'The Compound'. Dave Rubin, an organiser, is in the lower right of the photograph. 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: "The ship is black" is on a typed label on the front of the photograph and written in ink on the back.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0011Conditions 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

CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1960 - 1970

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00122Format NumberBWP/1413UMAIC IDUMA/I/7097Finding Aid Reference2/17

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions14.5 x 21 cm

Subjects

SubjectCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeRubin, Dave

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A large group of workers at a meeting in the Engagement Centre for waterside labour on the Melbourne waterfront.

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