Bill Wood - Photographs
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ANU Archive Item Open Access Dutch profits or Java's freedom? Diggers support Indonesians. Down with Dutch imperialism!Sign with message in support of Indonesian independence. Possibly written on back of a billboard. Location unknown, possibly in Sydney. Written on verso: "Tribune 3 cols 38cms x 3 3/8 " Wanted Saturday please. Urgent. 9am Monday."ANU Archive Item Open Access 40 hour week procession, including armed forces personnelMen, women and children march holding signs including: "40 hour week procession thru' Sydney's streets, Sunday 9th Dec. 2pm, Digger, be in it!" and "We fought 70 hours a week we want to work 40 hours". No notes or caption on verso. Unknown whether photograph shows the 9 Dec 1945 demonstration march, or an earlier event such as the "Russia Day March" on Sunday 4 Nov 1945.ANU Archive Item Open Access Soldier on street, possibly part of Russia Day MarchCaptioned on verso: "Not W.A.W. Wood - who?; Tribune Wed. Trim to same depth as block of policeman". Possibly part of the Russia Day March on Sunday 4 November 1945, organised by the NSW Labor Council to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Russian revolution.ANU Archive Item Open Access Soldiers march with Australian Communist Party signSoldiers march holding sign "Australian Communist Party - Jobs homes and adequate pensions await every demobilized Soviet fighter". Captioned in pen on verso "W.A. Wood second from right. Tribune 8/11/45"ANU Archive Item Open Access Demonstration march: Diggers demand 40 hour week!Three armed forces personnel stand holding rifles on back of a truck. Banners include "Disgorge" and "Diggers demand 40 hour week". Captioned in pencil on back "Industrial Sunday" [?]. Probably part of the Russia Day March on 4 Nov 1945, commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Russian Revolution (ref: Tribune (Sydney), 6 Nov 1945).ANU Archive Item Open Access March with Australian Communist Party signsSoldiers or ex-soldiers march with signs including "Long live the Red Army of Liberation", "Australian Communist Party - Jobs homes and adequate pensions await every demobilized Soviet fighter". Written on back of photograph: "W.A.W.W. [William Arnold Whitfeld Wood] second from right marching". The event was the Russia Day March, commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, 4 Nov 1945 (ref: Tribune (Sydney), 6 Nov 1945).ANU Archive Item Open Access Portrait photograph of Bill WoodMurcott, H.Stamped on verso: H. Murcott, photographer. 24 Spit Road, Mosman. Captioned in pencil: Bill Wood, date 1931-2?