Bull, Albert Edward (1914 - 1997)
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National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
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[Repository details]
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| Date Range: | 1988 |
| Description: | Oral history recording
Interviewee: Ted Bull
Interviewer: Barry York
Ted Bull was a long-time member of the Waterside Workers' Federation. This recording explores Bull's time as a rank and file member and also as Secretary of that Union. Some of the issues and events covered include: The Pig Iron Dispute; the control of the WWF by the Industrial Groupers up to 1954 and their subsequent overthrow; a plot to assassinate Jim Healy; working conditions on the waterfront during the 1950s; the recruitment of indigenous people by the WWF for work on the wharves; various industrial disputes; refusal to load ships for Vietnam, South Africa and Greece; WWF publications; the role of wives in support of husbands during strikes; Bull's compulsory retirement in 1979. |
| Formats: | Audio Tapes. |
| Quantity: | 48 sound tape reels |
| Access: | Open |
| Related Entries: | Healy, James (1898 - 1961) | Waterside Workers Federation of Australia (i) (1907 - 1991) |
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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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