Bertha Louise Tunnecliffe (1881–1974)
The death occurred recently of Mrs Bertha Tunnecliffe, a veteran of the socialist cause in Victoria, at the age of 93.
Daughter of a German-Australian bricklayer, she left school and went out to work at the age of 11. She became a leading spirit in the Victorian Socialist Party in the early years of the century. She was the sister-in-law of the militant socialist pioneer Percy Laidler, and the aunt of Bertha Walker, who has lately written a book on Percy's life and work.
Married to Tom Tunnecliffe, former Victorian Labor Party leader, she maintained her political independence and held fast to her early socialist principles to the last. Tribune conveys its sympathies to her relatives.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- group photo, Table Talk (Melbourne), 2 February 1928, p 34
- photo, Age (Melbourne), 24 June 1936, p 18
- entertains guests at her home, Age (Melbourne), 9 June 1938, p 3
- photo, Age (Melbourne), 29 June 1938, p 5
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Tunnecliffe, Bertha Louise
- Tunnecliffe, Thomas (husband)
- Laidler, Thomas Percival (brother-in-law)
- Walker, Bertha May (niece)
- Champion, Henry Hyde (employer)
- Strong, Charles (pastor)
Citation details
'Tunnecliffe, Bertha Louise (1881–1974)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/tunnecliffe-bertha-louise-35028/text44166, accessed 15 June 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Gross, Bertha Louise
- Grozx, Bertha Louise
Birth
8 January,
1881
Hamburg,
Germany
Death
8 October,
1974
(aged 93)
Sandringham, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
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