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Date(s)
- 1968-2002. (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Key coordinator spanning FOCO's entire history, President of FOCO.
Name of creator
Administrative history
On 3 March 1968 the FOCO Club opened on the third floor of the Trades Hall building. Foco Club came about in March 1968 when the "Society for Democratic Action (initially the Students for Democratic Action) founded FOCO at Trades Hall as an independent, radical cultural centre. It involved music, poetry, film, theatre, a bookshop and a newsletter. FOCO was closed by the Trades and Labor Council in May 1969" -- excerpted from Guyatt, Joy and George, Greg. Publications of political organizations in Queensland p 266.
FOCO was once described as Australia's most evil nightspot.
The Trades and Labour Council building was located on Turbot Street looking down Edward Street, adjacent to Jacob's Ladder. In 1984 the property was sold. With the decision to demolish the Trades Hall, a group of people from Brisbane organised "The last Foco" or "Foco lives" event to be held on Saturday 16 February 1985.
FOCO, a Spanish word meaning focus or centre, connected to Che Guevara's Foco theory of revolutionary warfare. After being asked to leave the Trades Hall venue, and unable to find a suitable replacement, the decision to close FOCO was made in September 1969.
Repository
Archival history
Previously titled: Material relating to the history of the Foco Club, 1968-2002.
Previously title: Foco Club Ephemera [FVF207]
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Scope and content
Foco Membership card, newspaper cuttings (original and photocopies) of articles relating to the Foco Club, opening night circular, 'Foco Lives' poster. Also includes material related to the 1985 Foco event: poster for reunion of Foco Club in February 1985, newspaper cuttings, workbook, and notes related to the 1985 event.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright applies.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
VHS video cassette and audio cassette.
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Existence and location of copies
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Note
Original Foco Newletters held in the Fryer Library. Thermal copies and photocopies of Foco Newsletters discarded in June 2023.
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Name access points
- Foco Club (Subject)
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Status
Revised
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 5-Jun-2023. Revised, Linda Justo, 1-Feb-2022. Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.