Women during Aldermaston Peace march 1965

Women with placards and banners during Aldermaston Peace march 1965. The march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia, walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Bill Hayden at the Aldermaston Peace March in 1965

Bill Hayden at the Aldermaston Peace March in 1965. The march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia. Marchers walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Aldermaston Peace March participants 1965, Brisbane, Australia

Aldermaston Peace March participants 1965, Brisbane. The march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia. Marchers walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Dockers utility in Labour Day procession 1965 Brisbane Australia

Holden utility carrying members of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union during the Labour Day march in 1965, Brisbane, Australia. Anti conscription banners can be seen in the background, and the facade of the Pearl Assurance Building.

Young Labor demands better deal for Aborigines - Labour Day 1965 Brisbane Australia

Young Labor Association float during the Labour Day procession in Brisbane, Australia 1965. Placards call for voting rights for Aborigines, more education facilities and award wages.

Boys with placard during the Labour Day procession in Brisbane, 1965

Boys with placard during the Labour Day procession in Brisbane, 1965.

Fighting Jacky could not save Mackie - Mayday 1965, Brisbane

Placard on the back of a truck during the Mayday march in Brisbane, Australia, May 1965.

Trade unionists unite to win banner in Mayday march Brisbane 1965

Truck with banner Trade unionists unite to win in Brisbane, Australia, during the Labor Day procession, May 1965. Truck has another banner Trades and Labor Council of Queensland and affiliated unions.

Women and children during Aldermaston Peace march 1965

Women and children with placards and banners during Aldermaston Peace march 1965. The march covered the distance between Ipswich and Brisbane, Australia, walked in relays covering approximately two miles each. Most relay sections were sponsored by one or more individual organisations.

Mounted police during Mayday procession 1965 Brisbane Australia

Mounted police during Mayday procession 1965 Brisbane Australia.

Combined Railways Union float during Mayday procession 1965 Brisbane Australia

Combined Railways Union float during Mayday procession in 1965, Brisbane, Australia. Banners read Stop menacing hand of Vietnam War and 50,000 people used Beenleigh Southport line in 1963.

Meatworkers float during Mayday procession 1965 Brisbane Australia

Meatworkers float during Mayday procession 1965 Brisbane Australia. The Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union, originally called the Australasian Federated Butchers Employees' Union, was formed in 1905 as an organisation of skilled and unskilled workers in all sectors of the Australian meat processing industry. Faced with a volatile industrial relations environment, AMIEU members developed a reputation for militancy and the AMIEU became one of Australia's most significant unions. In Queensland the union has been involved in many bitter industrial disputes, including the Townsville meatworkers' strike of 1918-19 and the 1946 meat industry strike.

BWIU float with banner End War in Vietnam during Mayday march Brisbane 1965

BWIU with float End war in Vietnam during Mayday procession Brisbane, Australia, May 1965.