Funeral procession for Jim (James) Healy, Sydney, July 1961.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200182Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentFuneral procession for Jim (James) Healy. Jim Healy was a communist, wharf labourer and trade union official. He died in July 1961 and was given a 'comrade's farewell' in the Waterside Workers’ Federation Hall in Sussex Street, Sydney. His funeral cortège stretched for nearly a mile and blocked Sydney city traffic for more than an hour. Those at the front include Pat Clancy (4th from left, front), Dixon (5th from left, front) Claud Jones (6th from left, front), J. Palmada (behind Claud Jones) and J. Sendy. 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: "Jim Healy's funeral" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0012Conditions 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

Date14/07/1961 - 20/07/1961

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00182Format NumberBWP/1491UMAIC IDUMA/I/7111Finding Aid Reference10/15

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions16 x 22 cm

Subjects

SubjectClancy, PatCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeDixonHealy, Jim (James)Industrial relationsJones, ClaudPalmada, J.Sendy, J.Waterside Workers' Federation

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Funeral procession for Jim (James) Healy, Sydney, July 1961.

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