| Date Range: | 1988 |
| Description: | Oral history recording
Interviewee: John Halfpenny
Interviewer: Barry York
Halfpenny speaks of his family origins in Donald, near Bendigo; the influence of his father as an active railways unionist and communist, his education; how he got an apprenticeship and then worked for the Railways Union headed by Communist J.J. Brown; women in unions; his reaction to the Whitlam Government dismissal on Nov. 11, 1975 and the union reaction that followed; his period as State Secretary, Metal Workers Union of Victoria (1972-1988) then as Secretary, Trades Hall Council of Victoria (1988-1995) and the most significant matters occurring in those years. |
| Formats: | Audio Tapes. |
| Quantity: | 5 digital audio tapes |
| Access: | Written permission required for both research and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee |
| Related Entries: | Australian Railways Union, ARU (1921 - 1993) | Victorian Trades Hall Council (1970 - ) |
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