May 1970: the moratorium
Who you hear in this episode, in order:
Carol Goldson (b. 1937)* Jean McLean (b. 1934) *
Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo (b. 1943) *
Andra Jackson (b. 1948) *
Christine Ross (b. 1948) *
Frances Newell (b. 1948) *
Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo (b. 1943) *
Margret RoadKnight (b. 1943) *
Liz Aird (b. 1946) *
Shirley Winton (b. 1948) *
Jan Muller (b. 1949) *
Janet McCalman (b. 1948) *
Kaye Lovett (b. 1947) *
Jenny Gerrand (b. 1948) *
Andra Jackson (b. 1948) *
Christine Ross (b. 1948) *
Deborah Towns (b. 1949) *
Faye Findlay (b. 1950) *
Alva Geikie (b. 1936) *
Mairi Neil (b. 1953) *
Sue Garner (b. 1952) *
Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo (b. 1943) *
Joan Coxsedge (b. 1931)
Image: Richard J Hogg, 1970, “Crowds gathered at Bourke Street outside Myers store, watching speakers during Vietnam War Moratorium march, Melbourne, May 1970,” National Library of Australia, nla.obj-4672138. Used with permission.
Images c/ Tim Aickin. Used with permission. Jean McLean is the woman in the white coat, in the centre of the picture, in the image on the left. Dr Jim Cairns, federal Labor politician and key anti-war figure, is sitting to her right, with badges on his coat; the woman to his right in dark glasses is his wife, Gwen. The blonde man behind Jean is Nicky Farrelly, who acted as a bodyguard to Cairns. (Thanks to Des Files for identifying Gwen and Nicky).