Selected Events in Trade Union History Seventh Intercolonial Trades Union Congress (1891)
- From
- 1891
Ballarat, Victoria - To
- 1891
- Functions
- Congress
Summary
Held in Ballarat, Victoria in April 1891, one hundred and twenty-seven delegates attended, representing all colonies except Western Australia. There was one delegate from New Zealand. The Congress was the first truly representative Intercolonial Congress. A resolution accepting the constitution of an Australian Labour Federation was passed.
Related entries
Timeline
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
Archival resources
The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program
Published resources
Conference Proceedings
- Report of the 7th Congress, Ballarat?, 1891, 119 pp. Details
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 28 June 2001, Last modified: 4 January 2002