▁After ▁the ▁Australian ▁union ' s ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁British ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁Deport ation ▁Board ▁found ▁against ▁Wal sh ▁and ▁fellow ▁union ist ▁Jacob ▁Johnson ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Garden ▁Island ▁until ▁a ▁successful ▁appeal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Wal sh ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁to ▁Johnson ▁after ▁advoc ating ▁decre ased ▁milit ancy ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁its ▁achiev ements . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁union ▁founded ▁on ▁industrial ▁peace ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁remaining ▁ex iled ▁from ▁the ▁Se amen ' s ▁Union ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Wal sh ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁family ▁surv iving ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁on ▁his ▁journalist ' s ▁w ages ▁and ▁Ad ela ' s ▁income ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁speaker . ▁The ▁Wal sh es , ▁increasing ly ▁anti - comm un ist , ▁advoc ated ▁trade ▁with ▁Japan ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 1 9 4 0 ▁visited ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁guests ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government , ▁returning ▁convinced ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁bene vol ent ▁intent ions ▁towards ▁Australia . ▁Following ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁Ad ela ▁was ▁intern ed ▁but ▁appe aled ▁to ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁her ▁dying ▁husband ' s ▁side , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁Tom ▁Wal sh ▁died ▁at ▁North ▁Sydney ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4