Workers' Sports Federation, Victorian Section

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsCommunistsHistoryThe Workers Sports Federation was initiated in Sydney in the early 1930s. In 1935 one of its leading organisers came to Melbourne and , with the support of the Young Communist League, formed a Victorian Section. It initially attracted large numbers of suburban members, but these branches didn't last due to lack of experienced leadership. The WSF eventually specialised in workers' holiday camps held in different locations twice per year. The Young Communist League and the WSF eventua formed the League of Young Democrats and, after a period of illegality for all Communist related organisations, they formed the Eureka Youth League.

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Workers' Sports Federation, Victorian Section