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Bailey, M.L.A. exonerated : a frame-up exposed : report of inquiry / with comments by H.E. Boote ; issued by the Central Branch A.W.U.

Annual report and balance sheet for year ending May 31 ...

I. CHARLIE OLIVER
 
1886-1978;  Papers, including copied archival documents, concerning the establishment of the Australian Shearers' Union (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/1 : RESTRICTED)
1914-1987;  Personal membership tickets mainly of Australian Labor Federation. W.A. Division, 1914;  Australian Labor Party. Western Australia Branch, 1940-1943, 1949-1951;  Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Branch, 1952-1987;  Australian Workers' Union. West Australian Branch, 1935-1951;  Australian Workers' Union. West Australian Branch Federal Election Levy, 1946, 1949;  and a contribution book of the United Laborers' Protective Society of New South Wales, 1915 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/2 : RESTRICTED)
1952-1955;  'Big Schism', including correspondence with Vic Kearney, A.W.U.-N.S.W. Central  District, 1955;  letters received from Hedley J. Symons, 1953;  copies of letters from J. T. Kane to J. Bukowski, Qld A.L.P. Industrial Groups;  and minutes of A.L.P. Groups Interstate Liaison Committee, 10 Apr. 1952, 21-22 June 1952, 2-3 Aug. 1952;  and minutes of A.L.P. 21st National Conference, North Hobart, Tas., 15 Mar. 1955 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/3 : RESTRICTED)
1955, Date unknown;  Further papers relating to the 'Big Schism', including addresses given by B. A. Santamaria and rough minutes of A.L.P. Federal Executive (?) meeting, 4 Apr. 1955  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/4 : RESTRICTED)
195-;  '1955 Split by Tom Truman', being folder including 'Clericalism or Socialism ?  : analysis of the situation in the Australian Labor Party' by Tom Truman, being processed typescript, and the pamphlet If Rome should own Australia. Melbourne : Victorian Protestant Federation, 195- (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/5 : RESTRICTED)
1955;  Official report of the 69th A.W.U. Annual Convention, 1955, with sample sections of pre-published proceedings (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/6 : RESTRICTED)
1956-1958;  Papers concerning the 1956 Pastoral Strike, being two files: 'Coonamble Pastoral Committee', including correspondence with Norman Kenny, Secretary, A.W.U. Coonamble Branch, with copy of Conference of Pastoral Delegates, held at A.W.U. Office, Sydney, 22-23 Sept. 1956, and photoprint of the delegates   (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/7 : RESTRICTED)
1899-1980;  'Certificates of Registration of AWU 1899 to 1980', including copies of original certificates  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/8 : RESTERICTED)
1978;  'The Church and the Unions', being an address to the Australian Board of Missions' annual dinner, 19 June 1978, and related papers  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/9 : RESTRICTED)
1983, Date unknown;  Photocopy of the publication The ultra file. Canberra : Committee for Labor Integrity and Progress, 1983, with photoprint of C. T. Oliver in the United States with Harry Goldberg and Henry Rutz of the International Affairs Department, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Indusrial Organizations (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/1/10 : RESTRICTED)
1933-1984;  Papers mainly concerning the sale of Macdonell House, 321 Pitt Street, Sydney (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/1 : RESTRICTED)
1979-1983;  Papers concerning A.W.U. State-Federal accounts and property (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/2 : RESTRICTED)
1979-1981;  'The Infamous Judgement', being papers concerning the application by the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (Australia). New South Wales Branch for the deregistration of the A.W.U. (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/3 : RESTRICTED)
1983-1984;  Report and financial statements of A.L.P. Federal Executive, Canberra A.C.T., compiled by Allan D. Aitken and Son, Public Accountants, Brisbane Qld (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/4 : RESTRICTED)
1970-1973, 1994, 1998;  Papers concerning the Ted Pierce case, including related papers of Necia Ann Holloway (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/5 : RESTRICTED)
1983-1984;  Papers concerning the alteration of A.W.U. rules (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/6 : RESTRICTED)
1960;  Incomplete carbon typescript of court transcript concerning Tom Dougherty, 7 Sept. 1960 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/7 : RESTRICTED)
1890-1956;  Collection of trade union membership tickets and related levies of Paul Futterer, 1890-1930;  Thomas McGrath, 1891-1941;  Thomas Mychael, 1916-1956, mainly of A.W.U. Qld and N.S.W. Branches;  and of Abe Turley, 1891-1940, particularly of Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia. Castlemaine Branch, 1892-1893, with his diary/scrapbook of membership tickets and notes, and two photoprints of Turley and group portrait including C. T. Oliver (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/8 : RESTRICTED)
1979;  Leaflets of Was Joh Bjelke Petersen a Nazi sympathiser in World War II. Authorised by F. B. Finch for S.U.A. members S.S. Curtis Oceanic, Nov. 1979 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/2/9 : RESTRICTED)
1981-1989;  Papers concerning the dismissal of Bill Preece as A.W.U. Organiser at Woodlawn Mines, Woodlawn via Tarago, N.S.W., 1982-1985, and papers concerning various A.W.U. employees, 1981-1989  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/3 : RESTRICTED)
1975-1984;  Copies of minutes of A.W.U. State and Federal Executive meetings (incomplete) (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/4/1)
1942-1983;  'Legal History [of] A.W.U.', including amended rules of the union (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/4/2 )
1983-1984;  'Standing Orders' (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/4/3)
1978-1984;  'Case Law on Federal State Tensions - The Case Against the AWU Federal - Cameron Correspondence', inluding correspondence with Clyde R. Cameron  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/4/4)
1942, 1961-1978;  'Background Information on Federal AWU' (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/4/5)
1985;  'Election Fighting Fund Committee & Action Committee' (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/1)
1966;  'Whitlam Documents / Federal Executives Attempt to Expel Whitlam', being papers concerning statements by Gough Whitlam, Deputy Leader of the A.L.P., on  the constitutionality of State Aid to Education (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/2)
1902, 1942, 1962;  'AWU Registration', being photocopies (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/3)
1942, 1962;  'History of Union Registration', including original certificate of registration of the Australian Workers' Union. New South Wales Branch, 24 June  1942 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/4)
1905, 1942-1978;  Untitled folder concerning registration history of A.W.U. (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/5)
1981-1982;  'Origin of Rule 7' concerning ownership of A.W.U. properties (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/6)
1968;  Report on proposed A.W.U. building at Dubbo, N.S.W., compiled by Geoffrey Twibill & Associates, Architects (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/7)
1902-1984;  'History of AWU with Certified Rules', being mainly photocopies (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/8)
197--1984;  Speeches of C. T. Oliver and related notes, on topics including collective bargaining, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme and oil industry dispute, 1976  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/9)
1974, 1981-1982;  'Character References' from John L. Armitage, John Ducker, Sydney D. Einfeld, L. J. Ferguson, P. D. Hills, H. J. Jensen, Paul Keating, Douglas McClelland, W. J. McKell, J. A. Mulvihill, Frank J. Roberts, Laurie Short, Kevin J. Stewart and S. C. Taylor  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/10)
1970?;  Report by General Secretary T. Dougherty on investigation of affairs of the New South Wales Branch of the union as directed by the Executive Council (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/5/12)
1908-1985;  Folders of industrial judgements and stateutes, with related papers (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/6)
1910-1962;  Printed material: A.W.U. Convention reports, (3 vols), 1910-1918, 1928-1937, 1931-1947;  The truth about Ireland by Rev. P. J. Gearon. Adelaide : E. J. McAlister & Co., 1921, being presentation copy from the author to Henry E. Boote, dated 8/1/12;  History of the A.W.U. by W. G. Spence. Sydney : Worker Trustees, 1961;  Australia's Awakening : thirty years in the life of an Australian agitator by W. G. Spence. Brisbane : Worker Newspaper, 1942, with photocopied and typescript enclosures;  Historic A.W.U. case : Queensland A.W.U. leads the way;  40-hour week for Queensland shearing industry. [Brisbane  : Queensland A.W.U. Branch], 1946 (Brisbane : Worker Newspaper);  Diamond jubilee of the Australian Workers' Union : souvenir A.W.U. agenda paper 1886-1946. Sydney : Worker Trustees, 1946?;  and The Australian Workers' Union annual. [Brisbane] : A.W.U. Queensland Branch, 1962?, no.2 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/7)
1892-1983;  Printed material, including The Australian pastoral directory. Sydney;  Melbourne : The Pastoral Review Pty Ltd. 1963;  A.W.U. New South Wales Branch rules, 1983;  Presidential address to 1968 annual conference of A.L.P. New South Wales Branch by C. T. Oliver, State President;  Official report of the 83rd A.W.U. annual convention, 1969;  State pastoral conference, 13-14 Sept. 1969;  A.W.U. New South Wales Branch annual report 1977 by C. T. Oliver, Branch  Sub-Treasurer;  The Harradine affair, 1959-1975 (1975?);  Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Branch. Special Conference (1955 : Sydney, N.S.W.). Official report of proceedings of the 1955 special conference, held in the Sydney Town Hall, on 13-14 August, 1955. [Sydney] : The Branch, 1955 (Sydney :  Stafford Printery);  Australian Labor Party. Federal Executive. Official report  of proceedings of the 21st Commonwealth Conference, Hobart, 15th-17th March, 1955. [Brisbane ? : Australian Labor Party, 1955] (Brisbane : Worker Newspaper);  Democatic Union Ballot Committee. Betrayal of democracy. Sydney : The Committee, 195-;  Political action by Charles Conroy. Brisbane : C. Conroy, 1918 (Brisbane : Worker Newspaper);  The ethics of New Unionism by W. G. Spence. Creswick, Vic. : Martin and Grose, Printers, 1892;  A history of the  N.S.W. political Labor Party from its conception until 1917, No. 1 by George Black. Sydney : George A. Jones, 1923?;  The Gaol echo : a souvenir of eight days' imprisonment for the cause of unionism, edited by Harold Hulm. Perth [W.A.] : Westralian Worker, 1930?;  The truth about the attack by the N.S.W. Branch Executive on the Australian Workers' Union by Tom Dougherty, (1944?);  The Wagga "black chaff" episode and H. Lestrange. Sydney : [Australian Workers' Union ?, 1914] (Worker Print);  Power against principle : McKay v Leen  sellout / speech by Daniel Leen to the Executive, N.S.W. Branch, A.W.U., on Saturday, 13th February 1971;  Dorset elegy, dedicated to the Tolpuddle martyrs  by Roderick Fletcher (1957);  Commemorative tribute to David Macdonell. Sydney : The Worker Trustees, 1911;  and photocopied newscuttings concerning C. T. Oliver   (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/8)
1951-1989;  Include letters received from Tom Dougherty, 24 July 1951, and Marilyn Dodkin, 23 Feb. 1989, concerning her proposed Master of Arts thesis, Charlie Oliver - A Study of Power';  minutes of meeting of Directors of Airsales Broadcasting Co. Pty Ltd, Newcastle, N.S.W., concerning the announced retirement of C. T. Oliver;  and excerpt from Hansard, being speech by the Hon.  Clyde Cameron, M.P., on Mr Charlie Oliver : Long Association with Australian Workers' Union : Present Conflict, 25 Oct. 1977  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/8)
ca. 1900-ca. 1978;  Pictorial material, being mainly photoprints of C. T. Oliver with other trade union officials and politicians;  Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme construction workers;  and a pen & ink caricature of Oliver by Alan Moir for The Bulletin, 10 Jan 1970? (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/9X)
 
Date unknown;  Sound recording, being an audio cassette, of Jim Doyle, A.W.U. Port Augusta organiser, introducing two radio interviews concerning the wide combs dispute conducted on the A.B.C.. Jim Doyle is one of the interviewees. Consult the Curator of Oral History for access. (Call No.: MLOH 326/1)
7 Sept. 1982;  Sound recording, being an audio cassette, of 'R.S.L. Programme' featuring interviews with C. T. Oliver and Sir Colin Hines. Consult the Curator of Oral History for access. (Call No.: MLOH 326/2)
 
II. NECIA ANN HOLLOWAY
 
1966-1969;  Letters received from Frank Williamson and Samuel Merrifield concerning Williamson, and including his manuscript, 'Women's Role in Victorian Labor Party Politcts [sic]', with newscutting from The Australian Worker, 2 April 1969 (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/1 : RESTRICTED)
1972, 1994, 1998;  See papers concerning Ted Pierce in the papers of Cecil Thompson Oliver located at MLMSS 6748/2/5 : RESTRICTED
 
III. FRANK WILLIAMSON
 
1945-1967;  Correspondence mainly with Claudio Alcorso, Anti-Conscription Jubilee Committee (Vic.), Sid Axup, Tom Burns, Jim Cairns, Canberra Citizens' Rights  League, J. J. Dedman, Laurie John Ferguson, Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs (Sydney, N.S.W). Holroyd Regional Committee, Allan Fraser, Coral Lansbury, Alexander McLagan, Samuel Merrifield, J. A. Mulvihill, Charlie Oliver, James Patrick Ormonde, R. T. Pollard, F. J. Riley, Laurie Short, Paul Sonnino and Gough Whitlam (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/2 : RESTRICTED)
1945, 1951-1952,1965-1967;  Letters received mainly from Australian Labor Party. South Australian Branch, A. A. Calwell and R. T. Pollard  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/3 : RESTRICTED)
1948, 1962-1963, 1966;  Letters received mainly concerning National Credit from, among others, John L.  Armitage, A. A. Calwell, Reginald Francis John Coady, Jim Keeffe, J. A. Mulvihill, New Settlers' Federation of Australia, Charlie Oliver, James Patrick Ormonde, S. P. Stevens and Albert Victor Thompson (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/4 : RESTRICTED)
1951-1954, 1964-1966;  Correspondence, mainly concerning housing and social services for aged persons, with Laurie John Ferguson and Athol Townley  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/5 : RESTRICTED)
1957-1967;  Letters received mainly from L. F. Crisp, Allan Fraser, Muriel A. Heagney, Alex MacDonald, Alexander McLagan, Arthur McAlister Moir, James Patrick Ormonde, People the North Committee, E. W. Peters and Tom Uren (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/6 : RESTRICTED)
1957-1967;  Letters received from E. C. Crofts, Necia Ann Holloway, Judy Mackinolty, Charlie Oliver and Youth Campaign Against Conscription (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/7 : RESTRICTED)
1961-1967;  Letters received from Jim Cairns, A. A. Calwell and Allan Fraser (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/8 : RESTRICTED)
ca. 1966;  'Life History of Frank Williams', being a personal history of the Australian Labor movement (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/9 : RESTRICTED)
1957-1960;  Personal letterbook concerning Australian Labor Party. Greystanes Branch and municipal affairs, with letter received from J. A. Mulvihill, Acting General Secretary, A.L.P. New South Wales Branch, thanking him for his assistance in launching the Greystanes Branch  (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/10 : RESTRICTED)
1912, 1964;  Newscuttings of personal mentions (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/11 : RESTRICTED)
1948, ca. 1967;  Photoprints (3), including Trades and Labour Council of the Australian Capital  Territory Picnic Committee, 1948, featuring Williamson and A. A. Calwell (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/12 : RESTRICTED)
Date unknown;  Draft sections of his history of the Australian Labor Party, including 'Brief History of the Qld Political Labor Party', The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme', Tasmanian Labour History', 'The Industrial and Political History of the Tasmanian Labor Movement', 'Victorian Labor Party', 'A Short History of the South Australian Labor Party', 'NSW [Labor] & Socialism', 'May Day' and biographical portraits of Labor politicians (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/13 : RESTRICTED)
Date unknown;  Further draft sections of his A.L.P. history (Call No.: MLMSS 6748/10/14 : RESTRICTED)

Author/Artist entries:
Alcorso, Claudio, 1913-
Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia. Castlemaine Branch
Anti-Conscription Jubilee Committee (Vic.)
Armitage, John L.
Australian Labor Federation. W.A. Division
Australian Labor Party. Flemington Branch
Australian Labor Party. Industrial Groups
Australian Labor Party. National Conference
Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Branch
Australian Labor Party. South Australian Branch
Australian Labor Party. Victorian Central Executive
Australian Labor Party. Western Australia Branch
Australian Workers' Union. Central Branch
Australian Workers' Union. Convention, (1955 : Sydney, N.S.W.)
Australian Workers' Union. Coonamble Branch
Australian Workers' Union. Head Office
Australian Workers' Union. New South Wales Branch
Australian Workers' Union. West Australian Branch
Axup, Sid
Burns, Tom, 1931-
Cairns, Jim, 1914-
Cameron, Clyde R. (Clyde Robert), 1913-
Coady, Reginald Francis John, 1918-1977
Crisp, L. F. (Leslie Finlay), 1917-1984
Crofts, E. C.
Dedman, J. J. (John Johnstone), 1896-1973
Dodkin, Marilyn
Dougherty, Tom
Doyle, Jim
Ducker, John
Einfeld, Sydney D.
Ferguson, Laurie John, 1924-2002
Foundation for Aboriginal Affairs (Sydney, N.S.W.)
Fraser, Allan, 1902-1977
Heagney, Muriel A. (Muriel Agnes), 1885-1974
Hills, P. D. (Patrick Darcy), 1917-
Hines, Colin, Sir
Jensen, H. F. (Harry F.)
Kane, Jack (John Thomas), 1908-1988
Kearney, Vic
Keating, Paul, 1944-
Keeffe, Jim, 1919-1988
Kenny, Norman
Lansbury, Coral
McClelland, Douglas, 1926-
MacDonald, Alex
McKell, William, Sir, 1891-1985
Mackinolty, Judy
McLagan, Alexander, 1919-
Merrifield, Samuel
Moir, Arthur McAlister
Mulvihill, J. A. (James Anthony), 1919-
New Settlers' Federation of Australia
Ormonde, James Patrick
People the North Committee
Peters, Edward William
Pollard, R. T. (Reginald Thomas), 1894-
Riley, F. J. (Frederick John), 1886-1970
Roberts, Frank J.
Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (Australia). New South Wales Branch
Short, Laurie, 1915-
Sonnino, Paul
Stevens, S. P. (Stephen Peter)
Stewart, Kevin J. (Kevin James), 1928-
Symons, Hedley J.
Taylor, Stanley Cassin
Thompson, Albert Victor
Townley, Athol, 1907-1963
Trades and Labor Council of Queensland
Trades and Labour Council of the Australian Capital Territory
Truman, Tom
United Laborers' Protective Society of New South Wales 
Uren, Tom, 1921-
Victorian Protestant Federation
Whitlam, Gough, 1916-
Youth Campaign Against Conscription

Charlie Oliver - papers, 1886-1989, together with the papers of Necia Ann Holloway, 1966-1972, 1994, 1998, and Frank Williamson, 1912, 1945-1967

AWU presented to Mr Jack Bailey, President, Central Branch, A.W.U. and Mr W. H. Lambert, Secretary Central Branch, A.W.U.  by the Central Branch of the A.W.U. Executive.

This address is presented to the above-mentioned Champions of Labor for their valuable and historic services to the Industrial and Political Labor movement ... [signed] Jack White, Tom Arthur, A. B. Berry, Tom Butler[?], Thos. [?] Carmody, Jim Casey, Joe Clark, N. [?] Duckworth, P. J. Fitzgerald, James A. Hadd, T. J. O'Brien, Geo. Watling ...

Gazette Notices. Extracts from Commonwealth of Australia Gazette Nos. 134 & 137, of 29th September, and 5th October, 1916 ... G. F. Pearce, Minister of State for Defence

Memo by Premier Holman on recruiting 7th February, 1917 ... W. A. Holman

Illuminated Address presented to Mr Jack Bailey and Mr W. H. Lambert by the Central Branch of the A.W.U. executive, 1916-1917

Result of ballot D (election of branch officers) : official count.

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Bailey, M.L.A. exonerated : a frame-up exposed : report of inquiry / with comments by H.E. Boote ; issued by the Central Branch A.W.U.

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Annual report and balance sheet for year ending May 31 ...

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Charlie Oliver - papers, 1886-1989, together with the papers of Necia Ann Holloway, 1966-1972, 1994, 1998, and Frank Williamson, 1912, 1945-1967

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Illuminated Address presented to Mr Jack Bailey and Mr W. H. Lambert by the Central Branch of the A.W.U. executive, 1916-1917

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Result of ballot D (election of branch officers) : official count.

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