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O'Shea, Clarence 'Clarrie' Lyell (1906 - 1988)

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Born
1906
Died
1988
Summary

A communist militant associated with the Maoist Communist Party of Australia (Marxist-Leninist), Clarrie O'Shea was best known as the Victorian State Secretary of the Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees' Association. His gaoling for contempt after he refused to pay fines sparked the Penal Powers Dispute of 1969.

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  • Arrowsmith, John, Abolish the penal powers: freedoms fight of '69, Trades Hall Council Administrative and Financial Review Committee, Melbourne, 1969. [ | | Details... ]