▁Hol yo ake ▁and ▁An nie ▁Bes ant . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁an ▁uncle ▁living ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁he ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁gain ing ▁immediate ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁boot maker ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Oper ative ▁Boot m akers ▁Union . ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁he ▁involved ▁himself ▁in ▁radical ▁politics ▁by ▁att ending ▁the ▁second ▁annual ▁Sec ular ▁Conference ▁in ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Sec ular ▁Association . ▁In ▁Melbourne ▁he ▁started ▁att ending ▁Queens ▁Wh arf ▁and ▁North ▁Wh arf ▁Sunday ▁afternoon ▁meet ings ▁at ▁the ▁Y ar ra ▁River ▁where ▁popular ▁speak ers ▁included ▁Joseph ▁Sym es , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁Sec ular ▁Association , ▁Mont y ▁Miller , ▁a ▁veter an ▁radical ▁from ▁the ▁E ure ka ▁Stock ade , ▁and ▁William ▁T ren with , ▁an ▁asp ir ant ▁labour ▁politician . ▁ ▁Sunday ▁Liber ation ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁an ▁organ iser ▁of ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Liber ation ▁Society , ▁and ▁addressed ▁meet ings ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁and ▁Museum s ▁on ▁Sund ays . ▁The ▁Public ▁Library ▁had ▁closed ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁due ▁to ▁church ▁pressure . ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁near ▁the ▁Working ▁Men ' s ▁College ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Royal ▁Melbourne ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ), ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁gathered . ▁A ▁de putation ▁of ▁five