Newcastle International Women's Day Celebrations 1944 - 2011

Newcastle International Women's Day (IWD) Celebrations 1944-2011 compiled by Jude Conway

1944 Madame Fabian Chow, guest speaker at Newcastle IWD, with Mrs Hilda Clark and Mrs Eunice Bailey, members of the Housewives Association. Madame Chow spoke about Chinese resistance to the Japanese invasion.

1945 - Miss Shakuntala Paranjpye, daughter of Indian High Commissioner meeting with representatives of Newcastle women's organisations

1945 Shakantala Paranjpye with Katherine Susannah Prichard, guest speakers at Newcastle International Women's Day luncheon

1948 Newcastle International Women's Day demonstration against rising prices

1948 International Pageant for Newcastle IWD

1953 - 18th March - International Women's Day Luncheon Flyer featuring Henrietta Greville as guest speaker

1955 Mona Brand playwright, Barbara Curthoys Union of Australian Women and Mary Simms from La Perouse Aboriginal Settlement at the IWD luncheon at Blackall House in Newcastle

1957 Mrs H McGarry President of Newcastle Boys High School Women's Auxiliary, Mrs E Devon Secretary and Mrs J Youngberry attended the International Women's Day luncheon

1963 International Women's Day - gathering at Civic Park for a peace march organised by the Newcastle Union of Australian Women

1962 Women's City March

1958 International Women's Day Luncheon Barbara Curthoys UAW, Lucy Woodcock former vice-president of the NSW Teachers Federation and Jean Davidson UAW. Miss Woodcock spoke about the long campaign for equal pay.

1961 Eileen Dalwood (UAW), Flo Davis (Secretary of the NSW Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees Union) and Barbara Curthoys (UAW) at the Newcastle Trades Hall Council IWD dinner. Mrs Davis spoke on Equal Pay and the struggle of women for equality

1959 Chair of the IWD committee Mrs E.J. Botterill, Mrs Madeline Kempster Secretary of the Australian Council for Child Advancement and Mrs M. Yates President of the Northern Miners' Women's Auxiliary at Blackall House Newcastle

1960 Bu Rustijaki Sukardi, Indonesian guest speaker at a special Newcastle IWD dinner

1961 Peggy Hill (UAW), Jean Davidson (UAW), Noreen Hewitt (National Liaison Officer for the Miners' Federation Women's Auxiliary) and May Gow (UAW) celebrate IWD at the Mara-Lynne Newcastle

1963 Newcastle women march for peace on International Women's Day

1964 International Women's Day Peace Rally Newcastle. Left to right: Barbara Shetter, Josie Gacourt, Janet Copley (nee Cant) at back, May Cant, Gladys Armstrong and an unknown woman

1964 IWD Peace Rally with Phyllis Robson and Lorna Cooper

1968 Communist Party of Australia Public Meeting, an event for the Newcastle International Women's Day celebrations

1970 - Mrs R. McArthur and Mrs B. Daley at the Newcastle IWD luncheon

1971 Behind the Eight-Ball: Bev Symons and Judy Mundey from Sydney Women's Liberation invade the Newcastle Workers' Club billiard room on International Women's Day. Women were not allowed to play billiards there at the time.

1972 Mrs Lester spoke to the Newcastle IWD luncheon about her role as a Field Officer for NSW Aboriginal Family Education Centres