Australian seamen at North Wharf in Melbourne holding protest placards in front of Hamilton Sleigh, Chairman of H. C. Sleigh Limited.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200161Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentAustralian seamen at 16 North wharf in Melbourne holding protest placards in front of Hamilton Sleigh, Chairman of H. C. Sleigh Limited. The man in the foreground holding the Australian seamen sign is "Geordie" Armstrong, a militant rank and file seaman activist. The protest was in support of Australian seamen manning Australian ships. 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.
Comments: See "Sleigh, Sir Hamilton Morton Howard" in Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Inscription: "Millionaire H.C. Sleigh cornered by seamen" 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

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CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date01/01/1963 - 30/06/1963

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Previous System ID1991.0152.00161Format NumberBWP/1415UMAIC IDUMA/I/7099Finding Aid Reference2/19

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions19 x 25 cm

Subjects

SubjectArmstrong, 'Geordie'Communist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeH.C. Sleigh LimitedIndustrial relationsShippingSleigh, Hamilton Morton Howard

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Australian seamen at North Wharf in Melbourne holding protest placards in front of Hamilton Sleigh, Chairman of H. C. Sleigh Limited.

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