Archival Resources Details Jim Walshe interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project
- Title
- Jim Walshe interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project
- Repository
- National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Reference
- ORAL TRC 3128/10
- 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