On 12 November, Strathaird reached Melbourne, where a barrister for the Communist International Labor Defense organisation boarded her and served Captain Carter with a writ of habeas corpus to allow Kisch ashore to make his case for entry to the country. Australian authorities still did not allow Kisch ashore, so on 13 November, as Strathaird was leaving Melbourne, he leapt from the deck and landed on Station Pier, breaking his right leg. Victoria Police detained him and put him back aboard, but as Strathaird continued to Sydney Harbour Kisch's supporters took his case to the High Court of Australia, which ruled his exclusion from the country to be invalid.
On November 12, the Strathaird arrived in Melbourne, where a lawyer from the Communist International Labor Defense organization boarded the ship and served Captain Carter with a writ of habeas corpus to allow Kisch to come ashore and present his case for entry into Australia. Despite this, Australian authorities refused to let him disembark. The following day, as the Strathaird departed Melbourne, Kisch jumped from the deck onto Station Pier, sustaining a broken right leg. Victoria Police detained him and returned him to the ship. As the Strathaird continued to Sydney Harbour, Kisch's supporters brought his case to the High Court of Australia, which ultimately ruled that his exclusion from the country was invalid.
On 12 November, the Strathaird arrived in Melbourne, where a barrister representing the Communist International Labor Defense organization boarded the ship and presented Captain Carter with a writ of habeas corpus, seeking to allow Kisch to disembark and present his case for entry into Australia. Despite this, Australian authorities still did not permit Kisch to come ashore. On 13 November, as the Strathaird was departing Melbourne, Kisch jumped from the deck and landed on Station Pier, resulting in a broken right leg. He was detained by Victoria Police and returned to the ship. However, as the Strathaird made its way to Sydney Harbour, Kisch's supporters brought his case to the High Court of Australia, which ultimately deemed his exclusion from the country invalid.
On 12 November, the Strathaird docked in Melbourne, where a barrister from the Communist International Labor Defense organization boarded the ship and served Captain Carter with a writ of habeas corpus, requesting that Kisch be allowed to disembark and make his case for entry into Australia. Australian authorities, however, still refused to allow Kisch to land. On 13 November, while the Strathaird was leaving Melbourne, Kisch jumped from the deck and landed on Station Pier, breaking his right leg. He was arrested by Victoria Police and taken back to the ship. But as the Strathaird sailed for Sydney Harbour, Kisch's supporters took his case to the High Court of Australia, which ruled that his exclusion from Australia was invalid.
On 12 November the Strathaird docked in Melbourne, where a barrister of the Communist International Labor Defense organization boarded the ship and handed Captain Carter a writ of habeas corpus, asking to permit Kisch to disembark and to make his case for admission to Australia. However, Australian officials still refused to let Kisch land. On 13 November, while the Strathaird was leaving Melbourne, Kisch leaped from the deck and fell on Station Pier, breaking his right leg. He was arrested by Victoria Police and brought back to the ship. But as the Strathaird sailed to Sydney Harbour, Kisch's friends took his case to the High Court of Australia, which found his exclusion from the country to be unlawful.