Subject	World War, 1914-1918–Australia
	Correspondence
	Political parties
	Communism
	Queensland
	Russian language
Category	3. World War I
Keywords	investigation
Creator	Investigation Branch, Queensland
Current Holder	National Archives of Australia, Brisbane
Date	1923
Series Number	BP230/6, 5
Item Number	10282370
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	Copyright National Archives of Australia
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Brisbane
Language	Russian
	English
Description From Source	Description of series: With the perceived threat on Australia’s security during WWI, police were given the power to investigate individuals suspected of disloyalty. Police acted under the regulations of the War Precautions Act 1914. This series includes papers seized from the Communist Party of Australia, Brisbane Branch and various trade unions. Some are papers belonging to Nicholas Lagutin, an active member of the Communist Party of Australia. Records include correspondence between members of various unions, notes, agenda papers, reports on various activities, notebooks with addresses, press clippings and pamphlets. Some papers are written in Russian. Also includes correspondence between various union officials discussing the Pastoral Workers strike of 1917. This series consists of records merged from BP230/4, BP230/5 and BP230/7.
Physical Format	Correspondence
	Manuscripts