Electrical Trades Union of Australia. N.S.W. Branch records, 1900-1979
Electrical Trades Union of Australia. N.S.W. Branch records, 1900-1979
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1900-1979
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MLMSS 8418
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3.65 metres of textual material (22 boxes)
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Fonds
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Copyright status : In copyright
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Minute books of Operative Electrical Union and Electrical Trades Union of Australia New South Wales Branch, Trade and Industrial Union, including minutes of the General meeting, the State Council Executive Meeting and Credentials Committee Meeting, 1900-1912, 1921-1979.
Newscuttings, 1913-1917, 1937-1941; annual returns, 1909-1945; application...
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Electrical Trades Union of Australia. N.S.W. Branch records, 1900-1979
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Information upgraded as part of the Manuscripts Unprocessed eRecords Project 2011-2012
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Source
Presented by Mr Martin Pitt, Secretary, ETU, in March 1992
Administrative / Biographical history
In June 1900, 30 electrical trade workers met in Sydney to discuss the formation of a union of workers for the electrical trades industry, which they intended to call the Operative Electrical Union. This was a result of the depression in Australia in the 1890’s, which made life very difficult for many workers and their families. Many were without j...
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MLMSS 8418
Record Identifier
94Rx6p61
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94Rx6p61
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411446
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