On the 30th of May 1949, George Albert Watson, the Deputy Crown Solicitor charged the General Secretary of the ACP Laurence Sharkey. It was alleged that on the 4th of March 1949, he uttered seditious words. Sharkey would serve a total of 13 months of a 3 year prison sentence.

On September the 23rd, 1948, a record crowd of over 30,000 people packed in and around Rushcutters Bay Stadium, to hear the debate between the anti communist priest Dr Paddy Ryan and well known communist Edgar Ross of the Communist Party’s Central Committee.

Published in 1945, this well researched pamphlet gives a clear analysis on the encroaching privatisation of public industry in Australia, from the Commonwealth Bank and the public owned Brickworks and much more.

The Story of J.T Lang, who dominated the NSW Australian Labor Party for the majority of the 1920s-40s, is one of anti-working class treachery. This pamphlet exposes the anticommunist attitude and anti worker policy that still exists within the ALP til today.

From a lecture by L.L Sharkey to a National Party School in 1944, detailing the history of the Communist Party from its founding in October 30, 1920. Detailing the political struggles and growth of the labour movement in Australia and the struggle against sectarianism and reformism.

Written in 1939, this work by British Communist Emile Burns was one of many that set out the basics of Marxism-Leninism for a generation of activists. His accessible style and deep understanding influenced many to commit to the cause of socialism and Communism.

Written at the end of World War 2, Dixon challenges the discriminatory policies of Australia, they use a class conscious analysis which provides a communist outlook and alternatives for immigration policies.

Detailing the turbulent coal strike of 1949 in which 23,000 miners participated, lasting seven weeks before being betrayed by the Labor government of Chifley. It was the first time that the Australian army were used to break a trade union strike.

In 1944, with many Australians still fighting in WW2, the ACP created a plan for them divided into two parts. The first, introducing more democracy into the services and improving service conditions. the second, our programme for the service men and women in the post-war period.

Produced in 1957 and published by the Waterside Workers Federation Sydney, this pamphlet is an insight into the historical growth of the WWF, Australian Workers' Political Movements, Arbitration on the Waterfront, The Wages Question, Hours of Work and much more.

In this booklet from 1957, ACP General Secretary Lance Sharkey takes issue with two academics, GDH Cole and Dr Burton, who suggested Marxism had “gone wrong”. It is a masterful debunking of the social democratic prejudices that still dominate the labour movement.

Written at the height of “Big Jim” Healy’s notoriety by fellow member Rupert Lockwood. Hounded by the Menzies government, he steered wharfies through many bitter struggles to secure dignified work in an industry with an appalling history for insecure, low-paid and dangerous work.