- Entry type: Resource
- Entry ID: AWH001892
Mary Wright interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project [sound recording]
- Repository National Library of Australia, Oral History and Folklore Collection
- Reference ORAL TRC 1948/43
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Description
8 tape reels Mrs Wright speaks of her family background and her early life in SydHouney; her first marriage; living conditions during the 1920s; the Militant Women’s Group; scabs and the timberworkers’ lockout, Glebe; evictions from houses; rations; demonstrations; International Women’s Day; Civil War in Spain; Jessie Street; Selina Maloney; meeting Tom Wright; Communist Party social activities; Paddy Drew; Tom’s involvement in the union; his work at Wonderlex; New Guard; Workers’ Defence Corps; welfare inspections; Woman Today; Spanish Relief Committee; Tom’s work on the Labor Council; Idris Williams; Bill Orr; fights in the Labor Council; caucusing; Jim Healey; Ernie Thornton; book raids; women’s wages; Jessie Street’s involvement in the labour movement; Della Elliot ; Tom’s involvement in the ACTU; Tom’s overseas trips; his work with aborigines; Housewives Association; Union of Australian Women; International Women’s Day committee; miners’ strike; book raids; Vietnam demonstrations; her work in the Bankstown area; changes to the women’s movement; communism; the ALP.
- Access Written permission required from the Labour Council of New South Wales for research, personal copies and public use.↵Written permission required from the Labour Council of New South Wales for research, personal copies and public use.
- Finding Aid Transcript available: (190 leaves)