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Free Speech Memorial
Free Speech Memorial
Free Speech Memorial
Free Speech Memorial

Photographs supplied by Kent Watson

The monument commemorates the free speech fights by workers and the unemployed in the area in the 1930`s and in particular a young artist, Noel Counihan, who defied the police by speaking from a locked cage on a cart chained to a balustrade.

Noel Counihan (1913 - 1986) was a painter, cartoonist and illustrator of national standing noted for his socialist-realist style and radical outlook, whose reputation continued to grow after his death.  The memorial also notes the Mechanic Institutes contribution to community knowledge & education.

Location

Address:270 Sydney Road , Mechanics Institute, Brunswick, 3056
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.771331
Long: 144.961487
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Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Government
Sub-Theme:Dissent
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Designer:Simon Perry
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1994
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Source: MA
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