| Title: | Labor Council of New South Wales Oral History Project |
| Date Range: | 1994 |
| Description: | Oral history recording
Interviewee: Jim Walshe
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy
Interview with Jim Walshe, Vice-President of the Australian Railways Union. Includes reference to: his early interest in unions; shunting accidents; becoming a delegate; brake vans' conditions; gloves for shunters; Lloyd Ross; dieselisation; election as northern organiser; payroll deductions; lilywhites and scabs; ARU and the NUR; Industrial Groups; shooting incidents; Newcastle Labor Council; Cardiff workshop; Credit Unions; May Day; pay and conditions improvements; election as State President; redundancies; ETU; superannuation; left and right wing pubs; naming of labor Council rooms; strikes during the 1970s and 1980s; XPT dispute; anti-discrimination; drug and alcohol safety; child care; state and federal industrial commissions; Medicare; strike over two-man trains; superannuation; Teamsters Union; corruption. |
| Formats: | Audio Tapes. |
| Quantity: | 6 sound tape reels |
| Access: | Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use |
| Related Entries: | Australian Railways Union, ARU (1921 - 1993) | Ross, Dr. Lloyd (1901 - 1987) |
