- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE0226
Blake, Audrey
- Birth name Boyd, Audrey Elsie
- Born 9 August 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Died 1 November 2006, Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Political activist
Summary
Audrey and her husband Jack D. Blake were prominent members the Communist Party of Australia. Both were particularly vocal during the Liberal Party’s assault on the CPA and Jack Blake wrote numerous articles and papers on the Cold War. Audrey was the first Secretary of the Eureka Youth League when it was formed during the Second World War.
Archival resources
- The University of Melbourne Archives
- State Library of New South Wales
Published resources
- Book
- Book Section
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Resource
- Trove: Blake, Audrey, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-551250