Dorothy Louise (Dot) Farrall (1891–1979)
Dorothy Farrall, who died recently in Melbourne, joined the Communist Party during the Second World War and remained a close friend of the party.
"Dot" was born in England in 1891 into a struggling family, settling in Sydney in 1920, and was attracted to socialist ideas as a Clothing Trades Union activist. She was an executive member of the NSW branch of the union.
Dot later moved to Melbourne and served as Mayoress of Prahran for a year, contributing to many struggles of Prahran pensioners. She was one of many in the Farrall family who played a significant role in the working class movement in Sydney and Melbourne.
Tribune extends its sympathy to Fred Farrall, Dot's husband, and her family.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- profile, Australian Women's Weekly, 3 October 1973, p 5
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Citation details
'Farrall, Dorothy Louise (Dot) (1891–1979)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/farrall-dorothy-louise-dot-33628/text42071, accessed 31 January 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Byrnes, Dorothy Louise
- Watts, Dorothy Louise
- Palmer, Dorothy Louise
Birth
October,
1891
Bromley,
Kent,
England
Death
7 July,
1979
(aged 87)
Prahran, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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