1 May 1982: Communist Party Members March With Union Parade On May Day
Title
1 May 1982: Communist Party Members March With Union Parade On May Day
Subject
May Day Marches 1982.
Description
"A May Day March in Russell Street Melbourne, in 1982. The Victorian Trades Hall building and a branch of the Commonwealth Bank on the corner of Victoria Street are visible. Communist Party of Australia Women's Collective members carry a large Women’s Liberation banner behind another promoting the Tribune newspaper. Keith Langford is in the foreground. 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: "May Day. 1982. Melbourne" is written in ink on the back of the photograph. Previous Control Number: UMA/I/7232 Previous Control Number: BWP.1885."
Creator
Contributor: Mary Cox
Source
Collection: Communist Party of Australia, Victorian State Committee.
Publisher
The University of Melbourne Archives [online].
Date
01/05/1982
Contributor
Emma Randles
Rights
This 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.au
Format
Photograph, black and white print. 19.5 x 24 cm.
Type
Photograph.
Identifier
Reference code: 1991.0152.0116
Original Format
Photograph, black and white.
Physical Dimensions
19.5 x 24 cm
Files
Collection
Citation
Contributor: Mary Cox, “1 May 1982: Communist Party Members March With Union Parade On May Day,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 28, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/53.