A group of musical performers at Camp Eureka, Yarra Junction, Victoria.

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Accession[1991.0152] Records of the Communist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeIdentifierUMA-ITE-1991015200183Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA group of musical performers at Camp Eureka, Yarra Junction, Victoria. They include Margaret Walker (who established the Unity Dance Group) with accordion and Dorothy Kiers (standing centre). Camp Eureka was built after the Second World War by the Eureka Youth League, the Communist Party and the trade union movement. Margaret Walker was active in the peace movement, the Communist Party and the New Theatre in Melbourne. She pioneered folk and character dance in Australia and was awarded the Order of Australia for her contribution to dance. 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: "Camp Eureka Margaret Walker - playing accordion Dorothy Kiers - centre" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph.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

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CreatorUnknownRolePhotographer

Provenance

CreatorCommunist Party Of Australia. Victorian State CommitteeRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1955 - 1970

Description Control

Previous System ID1991.0152.00183Format NumberBWP/1672UMAIC IDUMA/I/7170Finding Aid Reference6/42

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions17.5 x 24.5 cm

Subjects

SubjectCamp EurekaCommunist Party of Australia, Vic. State CommitteeKiers, DorothyWalker Margaret

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A group of musical performers at Camp Eureka, Yarra Junction, Victoria.

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