The Peacemaker (newspaper)
The Peacemaker was a pacifist newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It was published from 1939 to 1971.
History
In 1939 Frank Coaldrake (1912–70) was a community worker with the Brotherhood of St Laurence in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.[1] In 1938-39 he had been the travelling secretary of the Australian Student Christian Movement, and during this time he had become a convinced pacifist.[2] Three weeks after the declaration of war in 1939, he founded The Peacemaker, a monthly paper to inform and assist those who conscientiously objected to military service.[3] Although The Peacemaker was notionally a monthly publication, the actual publication history was more erratic than that suggests.
Coaldrake was president of the Federal Pacifist Council of Australia from 1943 to 1946.[4] He offered to serve as a missionary in Japan, initially in 1943 at the height of the war to Dr H. V. Evatt, the Minister for External Affairs and which was declined,[5] but which was accepted by Bishop George Cranswick, Chairman of the Australian Board of Missions in 1946.[6] He left Melbourne at the end of 1946 to spend 15 months studying Japanese at the University of Sydney.[7] At this point the Federal Pacifist Council (which was the Australian section of War Resisters' International)[8] took over responsibility for publication of The Peacemaker.[9]
During this time The Peacemaker was a strong campaigner for those who objected to performing national service.[10] The last issue featured a cover photo of the anti-war activist and conscientious objector Michael Matteson whilst on the run from police.[11]
The Peacemaker ceased publication in 1971.
Editors
- The Rev Frank Coaldrake, 1939–46.[12]
- GA (Tony) Bishop, 1946–53.[13]
- Vivienne Abraham, 1953–55.[14]
- WJ Latona, 1955–57.[15]
- The Rev Dr Ernest Edgar Vyvyan Collocott, 1957–60.[16][17]
- An editorial committee convened by A Hodge, 1960–63.[18]
- Vivienne Abraham and Shirley Abraham, 1964–68.[19]
- Vivienne Abraham, 1968–71.[20]
References
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Anglican Focus: From Australia to post-War Japan and back – the extraordinary life of Canon Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "eMelbourne: Anti-War and Peace Movements". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker's last years (1969-71)". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Frank Coaldrake". Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Dictionary of Biography: Ernest Edgar Vyvyan Collocott". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker – 1947-63". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker during the Vietnam War Era (1964-68)". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Australian Living Peace Museum: The Peacemaker during the Vietnam War Era (1964-68)". Retrieved 4 August 2021.