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First Intercolonial Trades Union Congress (1879)

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Location: Sydney, New South Wales

Held in Sydney in October 1879 and organised by the Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales, thirty-nine delegates attended and they mainly represented New South Wales-based unions. However two main resolutions were passed: (i) against assisted immigration, and (ii) against Chinese immigration.

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1879 First Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
       1884 Second Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
             1885 Third Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                   1886 Fourth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                         1888 Fifth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                               1889 Sixth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                                     1891 Seventh Intercolonial Trades Union Congress
                                           1898 Eighth Intercolonial Trades Union Congress

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Created: 28 June 2001
Modified: 7 December 2001

Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002
Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994.
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