Waterside workers on the Melbourne waterfront holdng a sign supporting Australian seamen.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200146Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentWaterside workers inserting a sign "Australian seamen for Australian ships" on a load being hauled aboard the ship 'Francis Drake' on the Melbourne waterfront. Ships owned and operated by H. C. Sleigh Limited were refusing to employ Australian seafarers and the Waterside Workers' Federation helped with their campaign. 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: "Seamen demonstrate - so wharfies help" is on a typed label on the front of the photograph. "Wharfies loading sign 'Australian seamen for Australian ships' to be posted on board Francis Drake" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph.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

CreatorEric La MotteRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Datec 1961

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00146Format NumberBWP/1408UMAIC IDUMA/I/7095Finding Aid Reference2/12

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions18.5 x 25 cm

Subjects

SubjectCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeH. C. Sleigh LimitedIndustrial relationsShip Francis DrakeWaterside Workers' Federation

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Waterside workers on the Melbourne waterfront holdng a sign supporting Australian seamen.

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