The Legend of Fred Paterson

8.0/ 10 1 votes 1996-04-09 0h 56m 2 popularity

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.

Director: Pat Laughren

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Harold Hopkins

Fred Paterson

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Fred Paterson

Self (archive footage)

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John Paterson

Self

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Jim Paterson

Self

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Joe Bailes

Self

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Claude Jones

Self

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Alice Hughes

Self

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Edgar Ross

Self

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