On Sunday May 24, people from wide-ranging political backgrounds joined in the Melbourne celebration of the extraordinary life of Marxist feminist trailblazer, Clara Fraser, who died of emphysema on February 24 at the age of 74.
Tributes
Obituary – Manda Biles
On March 30 1988 the struggle for a better world lost a fighter with the death of Manda Biles. Right from the early seventies Manda was in the thick of the struggle for women’s liberation, gay liberation and workers rights. Manda was active during the seventies in the Australian Union of Students (AUS) and played… Read more »
Obituary – Ted Hill
Ted Hill, who retired from his post of chair of the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) late in 1984, died in Melbourne on February 1 1988 after a long battle with cancer. Ted was 72 years old. Hill, who worked as a lawyer in the workers compensation field, got involved in politics during the depression. He joined… Read more »