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Comrade Clayton of Glebe Point Road: Walter Seddon Clayton
Posted on 31st July 2024The KGB called him ‘Klod’ – he was a Soviet spy and, in the 1940s, a resident of Glebe. Active in the Communist Party of Australia, Wally Clayton dropped from view after the Petrov affair, where his role in Soviet espionage was revealed. Lyn Collingwood tells his story.
Edna Ryan
Posted on 6th April 2011Edna Ryan was a leading figure in three eras of feminism in the 20th century. As a feminist and labour activist she is credited with achieving equal pay for women, maternity leave and work based child care. Ryan wrote numerous articles, conference papers, submissions to government and two books, Gentle invaders (1975) and Two thirds of a man (1984).
