Farrall, Fred (1897 - 1991)
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| Born: September 1897 Cobram, Victoria, Australia. Died: 1991. |
| After serving in the First World War, Fred Farrall worked as a coach builder, joining the Communist Party in 1930. Active on unemployment struggles, he became the New South Wales Secretary of the Friends of the Soviet Union before moving to Melbourne where he was elected an official in the Federated Clerks' Union in the 1940s. Farrall remained the union organiser during the 1950s until the union came to be controlled by the National Civic Council/Industrial Groups. He was also elected Mayor of Prahran. Fred Farrall died in 1991. |
