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Vale Jack Mutton 1915-2006

Posted by Chris Anderson in Labor History
Friday, June 23. 2006

John Patrick, or Jack, Mutton died on Tuesday night at the Northern Hospital in Epping.

Jack was Member for Coburg from 1967 to 1979, succeeding his father Charlie Mutton as the Independent Labor MP. The rebellion of the Blackburn/Mutton faction of the ALP remains one of the most amazing chapters of Labor history in Victoria.

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Brunswick's Grog Election

Posted by Chris Anderson in Labor History
Saturday, February 26. 2005

Early 20th century Brunswick was an industrial working class suburb – and like most of Melbourne’s working class suburbs it was home to numerous pubs.

Sydney Road especially was home to a number of hotels, but it was also home to a strong Methodist/Protestant community and it was this conflict that would make Brunswick the centre stage for one of the great political and ideological contests of the 1907 State election.

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Right to Assembly - Brunswick Free Speech Campaign 1931-33

Posted by Chris Anderson in Labor History
Saturday, February 26. 2005

Political assemblies – demonstrations and picket lines – are fundamental to popular campaigns. The right to assemble is very important to unions and the left. And it often comes under attack from the political right. Fighting for the right to assemble has been a recurring theme in our political history.

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Rediscovering the Merri Creek

Posted by Chris Anderson in Labor History
Saturday, February 26. 2005

Nowadays the Merri Creek, with its linear park, bike path and community facilities is one of the great features of our area. But it took a lot of work and tenacity to renew the creek after a century of abuse.

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Frank Anstey: Labor's First MP for Brunswick

Posted by Chris Anderson in Labor History
Monday, February 21. 2005

Frank Anstey represents a contradictory strand in Labor's early history in Brunswick. In him faith immorality are intertwined. Sectarianism & hope exist side by side in this significant early Labor figure.

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