| Accession Number | P01248.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1 May 1947 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1940-1949 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The Australian Aboriginal League float in the 1947 May Day procession. Identified, left to right: ...
Description
The Australian Aboriginal League float in the 1947 May Day procession. Identified, left to right: Miss Leila Lord; Mr Tasman Dotti (who served as N161969 Private Dotti, D Company, 16th VDC Battalion) holding a sign which reads "Burn our welfare board"; Miss Alice Groves, holding a sign which reads "United in War, Divided in Peace"; Miss Delys Cross; Mr Herbert Stanley Groves (who served as NX200798 Private Groves, 2nd Australian Artillery Training Regiment) wearing his Second World War uniform as protest, holding a sign which reads "Free to fight but not to drink" and Mr Athol Frederic Lester (who served as NX90799, Private Lester, 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion) holding a sign which reads "Our famous 1947 Australian All Blacks". The Australian Aboriginal League was formed in Melbourne in 1932 by William Cooper, from Cummeragunja, to protest the conditions under which Aboriginal people were forced to live. In the background to the right is the Tivoli Theatre.