John Pilger gave this address on the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Parramatta Female Factory, Sydney, a prison where “intractable” women convicts from mostly Ireland and England were sent to Britain’s Australian colony in the early 19th century.
Red Flag was saddened to hear of the recent death of Peter Carter, a long-time socialist and a regular contributor to our publication. We asked two of Peter’s comrades to write a few lines in his memory.