The Legend of Fred Paterson

8.0199656mHistoryDocumentary

The story of Fred Paterson, member for Bowen in the Queensland parliament in the 1940s and the only Communist Party member ever elected to any Australian parliament.

Actors

Harold Hopkins
Harold Hopkins
Fred Paterson
Fred Paterson
Self (archive footage)
John Paterson
Self
Jim Paterson
Self
Joe Bailes
Self
Claude Jones
Self
Alice Hughes
Self
Edgar Ross
Self

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