was abolished, and at the 1949 election she contested the newly established seat of Wills. In a contest with both the Labor and Liberal parties she came third with 20 percent. Standing in Wills again at the 1951 election she also came third with 17 percent of the vote. Both times the seat was convincingly won by Labor. Affiliations As of September 1949, Blackburn was a charter member of the Australian Peace Council. Blackburn subsequently remained active in social issues, serving as president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Realising the problems faced by Aborigines, following a visit to the Woomera Rocket Range, she co-founded, with Douglas Nicholls, the Aborigines Advancement League and the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement. Death Blackburn died on 12 December 1970 in Coburg, Victoria, aged 81, survived by her two sons and one of her two daughters. See also List of peace activists References External links Entry for D. Blackburn in the Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition The Blackburns: Private Lives, Public Ambition, Carolyn Rasmussen, Melbourne University Press, 2019, 1889 births 1970 deaths Australian socialists Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bourke Independent members of the Parliament of Australia Women members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian women of World War I Spouses of Australian politicians Women's International League for Peace and Freedom people 20th-century Australian politicians 19th-century Australian women Australian pacifists 20th-century Australian women politicians