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Free Speech Memorial
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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 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.771331 Long: 144.961487 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Dissent |
| Designer: | Simon Perry |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1994 |
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