Mabel Harriet Baird (1883–1970)
This article was published:
- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2021
Mabel Harriet Baird (née Jones) (1883-1970) schoolteacher and Communist activist
Birth: 1883, Steyning, Sussex, England, daughter of Welsh parents John Henry Jones (1844-1889), gasfitter, and Elizabeth, née Pierce (1846-1926). Marriage: 20 December 1909, Brisbane, William Theodor Baird (1883-1952), teacher. They had one son and one daughter. Death: 14 August 1970, Church Point, Sydney.
Member of the pioneer 'revolutionary socialist' Jones family of southern Queensland, who were acquaintances of William and Ernie Lane. Her brother, Will, was editor of the Barrier Standard, Broken Hill. In late 1930s, joined the CPA in Ipswich, Queensland. Active in the Friends of Soviet Union, and in proselytising for communist cause in rural Queensland, where her husband was headmaster in various centres. About 1958 moved to Sydney, where she was active in the production of Tribune.
Tribune, 7 October 1970
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Baird, Mabel Harriet
- Jones, William Arthur (brother)
- Jones, Thomas Llewellyn (brother)
- Jones, John Henry (brother)
- Lane, William (acquaintance)
- Lane, Ernest Henry (acquaintance)
Citation details
'Baird, Mabel Harriet (1883–1970)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/baird-mabel-harriet-32010/text39556, accessed 3 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Jones, Mabel Harriet
Birth
1883
Steyning,
Sussex,
England
Death
14 August,
1970
(aged ~ 87)
Church Point, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.