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Auchmuty Library, Archives Rare Books and Special Collections Unit, University of Newcastle
 
[Repository details]
Reference:A5157-A5171
Date Range:1948 - 1961
Description:New South Wales Branch: Correspondence, 1948-1961.
Quantity:15 boxes
Access:Available for reference
Related Entries:Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)
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Fryer Library and Department of Special Collections, University of Queensland
 
[Repository details]
Title:Joe Harris Collection
Reference:UQFL 106
Date Range:1962 - 1973
Description:Includes:
Building Workers Industrial Union
Circulars to members; Report by President, 1973; Building Industry productivity seminar 1972; Delegate papers 5th Conference 1962, Delegate papers 6th Conference 1964.

Trades & Labor Council of Queensland
Queensland Trade Union Congress papers, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973.
Quantity:3 boxes
Access:Available for reference.
Related Entries:Harris, W.J.H. (Joe) | Trades & Labor Council of Queensland (1922 - 1993)

Reference:UQFL 199
Date Range:1909 - 1977
Description:Awards, minutes, leaflets, circular notices, rules and regulations, conference materials, periodicals, correspondence (NB some awards, leaflets and rules relate to other unions).

Descriptive list available.
Quantity:36 boxes
Access:Available for reference.
Related Entries:Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)
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James Cook University of North Queensland, Library Archives
 
[Repository details]
Title:E.J. Stannett Collection
Reference:141L-141R
Date Range:1954 - 1983
Description:Includes: book of clippings and reports relating to the 1965 Mt. Isa dispute between labour unions and Mt. Isa Mine; cash book of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia, Townsville Sub-branch, 1954-1975; Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia [BWIU] Townsville Branch minutes, 1956-1964; apprentice matters, 1962-1977; history of Consumer Price Index (CPI), correspondence on CPI and Pension correspondence to Queensland BWIU; wage fixing; author's notes, 1975-1983; mixed reports, 1960-1974.
Quantity:3 boxes
Access:Please contact repository for details
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (iii) (1952 - 1992) | Stannett, E.J.
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John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland
 
[Repository details]
Reference:1256
Description:Records are yet to be processed. Contact repository for details.
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)
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National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1986
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Laurie John Ferguson
Interviewer: Frank Farrell

Interview with Jack Ferguson, unionist. Includes reference to his involvement with the Building Workers' Industrial Union.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:4 sound tape reels
Access:Written permission from the Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948) | Ferguson, Laurie John (1924 - )

Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1985 - 1986
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Pat Clancy
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Pat Clancy, National Secretary of the Building Workers' Industrial Union, 1972 to 1985. Includes reference to: joining the United Operative Bricklayers' Trade Society; formation of the BWIU; BWIU split; Jack Mundey; his involvement with the ACTU and the Labor Council of NSW; Bob Hawke.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:270 minutes
Access:Written permission from the Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:Australian Council of Trade Unions (i), ACTU (1947 - 1979) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948) | Hawke, Robert James Lee (1929 - ) | Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) | Mundey, Jack (1929 - ) | United Operative Bricklayers Trade Society of New South Wales

Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1994
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Don McDonald
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Don McDonald, Assistant National Secretary of the Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia. Includes reference to: His election as an organiser for the BWIU; arguments with non-unionists; persecution of unionists; membership drives; builders' labourers' green bans; Labor Council and green bans; right and left factions in the Labor Council; deregistration of the BLF; campaign to enlist BLF members to the BWIU.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:3 sound tape reels
Access:Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:Australian Builders Labourers Federation, BLF (1911 - 1972) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948) | Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) | McDonald, Don (1938 - )

Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1994
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Tom McDonald
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Tom McDonald, National Secretary of the Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia. Includes reference to: the miners' strike; his appearance in arbitration court to defend the Union; impressions of Labor Council Secretaries; demise of the 'right pub'; deregistration of the BWIU; affiliation of the ASC&J; relationships between the Labor Party, Communist Party and the Labor Council; interference from the Builders' Labourers'; campaign for superannuation; green bans; deregistration of the BLF; creation of the CFMEU; penal clauses; improvements to conditions; secondary boycotts; Troubleshooters; Building Industry Royal Commission.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:5 sound tape reels
Access:Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (iii) (1952 - 1992) | Australian Builders Labourers Federation, BLF (1911 - 1972) | Construction Forestry & Mining Employees Union (1992) | Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) | McDonald, Tom (1926 - )

Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1994
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Joe de Bruyn
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Joe de Bruyn, Secretary/Treasurer of the Shop Distributive & Allied Employees' Association, New South Wales Branch. Includes reference to: Becoming a research officer with the SDA; appearing in the Federal Industrial Relations Tribunal; the proposed amalgamation of shop assistants with the BWIU; the credit union failure; sacking of Barry Egan; wage increases; affiliation with the Labor Council; attendance as delegate to the Labor Council; advantages to officials from experience working in the industry; changes to trading hours; penalty rates; redundancy provisions; wages increases; consumption tax; the Accord.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:2 sound tape reels
Access:Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:de Bruyn, Joe (1949 - ) | Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) | Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Association (i), SDA (1972 - 1991) | Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Association (ii), SDA (1991 - )

Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1988
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Barry Egan
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Barry Egan, former State Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union and National Secretary of the Shop Assistants' Union. Includes reference to: joining the union; membership campaigns; Illawarra industrial relations; Keith Murphy's appointment as Secretary; his election as NSW Secretary; amalgamation with the AWU; proposed merger of BWIU, AWU and Shop Assistants' Unions; his relations with the NCC; his involvement with the ACTU; Hawke's purchase of Bourke's Store; right and left factions; his relations with Wran and Whitlam; relations with the Retail Traders' Association; unsuccessful campaigns; performance of the unions in different states; relations with other unions; relinquishing the Secretaryship; main legacy to the Union ; extended trading hours.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:4 sound tape reels
Access:Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:Australian Council of Trade Unions (i), ACTU (1947 - 1979) | Australian Council of Trade Unions (ii), ACTU (1979 - 1981) | Australian Workers Union (i), AWU (1905 - 1976) | Australian Workers Union (ii), AWU (1976 - 1988) | Egan, Barry (1933 - ) | Retail Traders Association of Australia (1989 - 1991) | Shop Assistants & Warehouse Employees Federation of Australia (1908 - 1972)

Title:Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project
Date Range:1999
Description:Oral history recording
Interviewee: Stan Sharkey
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Stan Sharkey, Assistant National Secretary of the Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia. Includes reference to: working full-time for the Union; political and religious affiliations; becoming a delegate to the Labor Council; Labor Council meetings; suspension of the BLF; the role of the Assistant Secretary; court appearances; green bans; Jack Mundey; deregistration of the BLF; Gallagher and demarcation; ACTU Committee activities.
Formats:Audio Tapes.
Quantity:3 sound tape reels
Access:Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use
Related Entries:Australian Builders Labourers Federation, BLF (1911 - 1972) | Gallagher, Norm (1931 - 1999) | Labor Council of New South Wales (1908 - ) | Mundey, Jack (1929 - ) | Sharkey, Stan (1933 - )
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The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University
 
[Repository details]
Reference:Z285; Z534 (pt)
Date Range:1913 - 1991
Description:Federal Office: Includes: Office and industrial files; file copies of minutes and circulars; correspondence; publications. Also includes records of the Shipping Section, waterfront district and of the officials, Clancy and Boatswain.
Quantity:116 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (i) (1922 - 1945) | Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners (1911 - 1922) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)

Reference:Z253
Date Range:1924 - 1984
Description:Australian Capital Territory Branch: All types of union records, including those of the United Bricklayers' Trade Society.
Quantity:10.4 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (i) (1922 - 1945) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948) | United Bricklayers Trade Society

Reference:Z291; Z534
Date Range:1870 - 1981
Description:New South Wales Branch: Includes all types of union records.
Quantity:32 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (i) (1922 - 1945) | Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners (1911 - 1922) | Brewery Employees Union | Bridge Wharf & Engineering Construction Carpenters Union of Australia | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)

Reference:Z392
Date Range:1927 - 1995
Description:Queensland Branch: Minutes of state executive and other meetings; circulars; general office and subject files; minutes of Brisbane Sub-branch.
Quantity:38 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (i) (1922 - 1945) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)

Reference:Z316
Date Range:1870 - 1988
Description:Victorian Branch: Minutes; subject files; financial records; membership records; publications.
Quantity:22.5 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (i) (1922 - 1945) | Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners (1911 - 1922) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)
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The University of Melbourne Archives
 
[Repository details]
Reference:77/49
Date Range:1925 - 1966
Description:Victorian Branch: The Carpenter and Joiner official organ of the Building Workers' Industrial Union, Vol. 1, 1956-1959 (incomplete), Vol 2, 1960-1962 (incomplete), Vol. 3, 1962-1965 (complete), Vol. 4, 1965-1975 (complete), Vol. 5, 1975 (incomplete); The Commonwealth Clarion issued by Commonwealth Council of Federated Unions, 5 November 1925, Vol. 1, No. 1; "Magna-Carta" Conference of State Government Organizations, 2 November 1925, Vol. 1, No. 2; "Union Unity and You" policy statement on Organizational Unity by the Building Workers' Industrial Union, January 1966.
Quantity:2 boxes (0.2 m)
Access:Open
Related Entries:Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners of Australia (i) (1922 - 1945) | Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)

Reference:90/118
Date Range:1956 - 1975
Description:Victorian Branch: Series of The Carpenter and Joiner: Official Organ of the Building Workers' Industrial Union, Volume 1, No. 1, September 1956 to Volume 4, No. 37, March/April 1975.
Quantity:0.1 m
Access:Open
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University of Wollongong Archives
 
[Repository details]
Reference:A937
Date Range:1960
Description:New South Wales Branch: Publication: Don't let the Crimes Bill take away Democratic Rights, (8p).
Quantity:1 item
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (i) (1945 - 1948)
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Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994.
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Updated: 29 June 2006
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