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John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland
 
[Repository details]
Title:J. Howarth papers
Reference:OM90-71
Date Range:1928 - 1944
Description:Union Ticket Book, 1928-1944.
Access:Available for reference
Related Entries:Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983)
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JS Battye Library of West Australian History, Library and Information Service of Western Australia
 
[Repository details]
Title:Paddy Troy Papers
Reference:ACC 4154A
Date Range:1906 - 1978
Description:Badges, 1939-1973; certificates, 1906, 1915, 1917, 1941; constitutions, 1954, 1973; correspondence, 1948-1978; diaries, 1965-1978; files, 1921-1978; newspaper cuttings, 1973-1978; photographs, 1960-1974; publications, 1937, 1972; scrapbooks, 1936-1938; union due books, 1937-1966.
Quantity:1 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Coastal Dock Rivers & Harbour Works Union of WA (1911? - ) | Maritime Workers Union of Western Australia | Trades & Labor Council of Western Australia (1963 - 2000) | Troy, Paddy (1908 - 1978)
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National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
 
[Repository details]
Title:Thomas Walsh & Adela Pankhurst Walsh Papers
Reference:NLA mfm G 22829 - G 22867
Date Range:1905 - 1961
Description:The papers pertain equally to Tom and Adela's activities. There is a large volume of papers on the Seamen's Union. The papers include newspaper cuttings for the years, 1924-1941; typescripts of articles, speeches and radio broadcasts by both Tom and Adela covering topics such as women's rights and labour disputes; copies of articles and addresses by other people on the same topics; photographs; copies of journals such as The Voice of the People and The People's Guild; cash receipt books for the Seamen's Union; court writs, judgements and transcripts of proceedings; cables and correspondence including that with P. Spender, W.M. Hughes, R. Menzies and J. Curtin.
Formats:Microfilm.
Quantity:39 reels
Access:Available for reference
Related Entries:Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Walsh, Adela Pankhurst (1885 - 1961) | Walsh, Tom (1871 - 1943)

Title:Thomas Walsh & Adela Pankhurst Walsh Papers
Reference:NLA MS 2123
Date Range:1905 - 1961
Description:Includes: typescript articles, addresses and broadcasts by both Walshes on political and social issues pertinent during Australia's inter-war years, such as strikes, arbitration and women's rights. There are papers on the Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia which include the financial accounts of the New South Wales Branch, 1912; the General Presidents' Weekly Expenditure Books for 1925 & 1926; a Register of Members for 1929 and papers on the industrial dispute at Innisfail in 1922; a few papers on the Australian Seamen's Union, including a draft constitution and rules; correspondence dating from 1906 containing union-related and personal letters.
Quantity:2.1 m
Access:Available for reference, not for loan
Related Entries:Federated Seamens Union of Australasia (1906 - 1925) | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Walsh, Adela Pankhurst (1885 - 1961) | Walsh, Tom (1871 - 1943)

Title:Guido Baracchi Papers
Reference:NLA MS 5241
Date Range:1882 - 1970
Description:The collection consists of correspondence, handwritten notes from talks, a large amount of research notes, cuttings, handbills, leaflets, translations, photographs and poetry. It covers such organisations as the Victorian Labour League and the Seamen's Union. There are also essays and biographical notes and cuttings on such people as H. Alwyn Lee, Baracchi's father, E.T. Brown, Percy Laidler and Victoria Cramp. The box of correspondence includes letters from Ralph Gibson, May Brodney, K.S. Prichard, Nettie and Helen Palmer, Dr Lotte Fink, Miriam Dixon, Eric Aarons, David and Bertha Walker (daughter of Percy Laidler), Neura and Michael Hall, Frederick Macartney, President Caballero, Tom Mann, Chris O'Sullivan, Erik Quirk, Jean Battersby, E.E. Jones, Lord Bruce, Will H. Turner, Prof. John Anderson, E.M. Higgins, Maurice Blackburn and Sydney Williams.
Formats:Photographs.
Quantity:11 boxes (1.9 m)
Access:Available for reference, not for loan
Related Entries:Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983)
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The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University
 
[Repository details]
Reference:Z263
Date Range:c. 1900 - 1984
Description:Victorian Branch: Minute books; rule books; subject files; press cuttings; reports; records of ships' delegates and awards; photographs; plans and publications.
Formats:Photographs.
Quantity:34.8 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Federated Seamens Union of Australasia (1906 - 1925) | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Seamens Union of Australia (ii) (1983 - 1988)

Reference:Z91; E183(pt)
Description:Sydney Branch: All types of union records including minute books; reports; correspondence; office and subject files; membership records; case files; arbitration and financial records; photographs; minutes and plans; publications and records of the Newcastle Branch.
Formats:Photographs.
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Dredge and Maritime Service Board Employees Association of New South Wales | Marine Motor Drivers and Coxwains Association of New South Wales | New South Wales Firemen and Deckhands Union | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Seamens Union of Australia (ii) (1983 - 1988)

Reference:E198; P92; Z467
Date Range:1921 - 1989
Description:South Australian Branch: Minute books; correspondence; office and subject files; circulars; copies of branch minutes; arbitration and financial records; circulars and publications.
Quantity:7.4 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Federated Seamens Union of Australasia (1906 - 1925) | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Seamens Union of Australia (ii) (1983 - 1988) | Seamens Union of Australia (iii) (1988 - 1991)

Reference:Z493
Date Range:1888 - 1945
Description:Queensland Branch: Minutes of Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia (Qld), 1888-1893; correspondence, 1945.
Quantity:0.15 m
Access:Contact repository for details
Related Entries:Federated Seamens Union of Australasia (1906 - 1925) | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983)

Reference:E183; N38; Z129
Date Range:1876 - 1988
Description:Federal Office: All types of union records including minute books, correspondence, subject files, administration files, ships minute books, financial and membership records, arbitration material, photographs, audio material, press cuttings, ships' plans, realia, and printed material. Includes records of Sydney Branch (part of E183).
Quantity:180 m
Related Entries:Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Seamens Union of Australia (ii) (1983 - 1988) | Seamens Union of Australia (iii) (1988 - 1991)
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The University of Melbourne Archives
 
[Repository details]
Reference:87/125
Date Range:1916 - 1986
Description:Seamen's Journal, monthly publication of the Seamen's Union of Australia, 1916-1917, 1923-1924, 1960, 1965-1978, 1981-1986.
Quantity:6 boxes (0.9 m)
Access:Open
Related Entries:Federated Seamens Union of Australasia (1906 - 1925) | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983) | Seamens Union of Australia (ii) (1983 - 1988)
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University of Wollongong Archives
 
[Repository details]
Title:Elliot Vans Elliot Collection
Reference:D170
Date Range:1930 - 1982
Description:Correspondence files, transcripts of speeches, pamphlets, political propaganda and conference papers.
Quantity:2.2 m
Access:Open
Related Entries:Eliot, Elliott Valens (1902 - 1984) | Seamens Union of Australia (i) (1943 - 1983)
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Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
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Updated: 29 June 2006
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