Retail Traders Association of Australia - Australian Trade Union Archives Archival and Heritage Sources

Australian Trade Union Archives
Archival and Heritage Sources

Retail Traders Association of Australia (1989 - 1991)

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

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) \| Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia (ii) (1962 - 1991) \| Egan, Barry (1933 - ) \| Shop Assistants & Warehouse Employees Federation of Australia (1908 - 1972)

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University

Reference:	Z441
Date Range:	1973 - 1990
Description:	File series, reports, conference papers and accounts.
Quantity:	46.8 m
Related Entries:	Australian Retailers Association, ARA (1974 - 1989)

Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
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