Markets are many and their offerings diverse in North Australia . At a recent monthly market in Townsville a stall grabbed this book and ephemera addicted blogger's attention through its sign... ANTI - CAPITALIST COMMUNITY HUB .
Apart from sporting a range of interesting books , all priced, it offered free food to overcome poverty , a variety on display . Rummaging through the books, several were found dealing with "the Red " influence in early North Queensland.
A standout was the Motorcycle Diaries of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevera , an account of his l952 travels, he then a medical student, through Latin America on a l939 Norton motorbike , which became known as Das Kapito Meets Easy Rider.
Also noticed was an old volume dealing with Polish born , German naturalised Rosa Luxemburg , a key figure in the revolutionary socialist movement , a Marxist and anti-war activist in WWl.
Socialist writers were represented as well as raconteur and author Bill Harney who spent much time in the Northern Territory and ran Ayer's Rock settlement - Uluru. He also lived at a place called Two Fellah Creek, across Darwin Harbour . Maori legends were covered.
