Archival Resources Details Interview with Alan Wilson, unionist, member of Council of Amalgamated Engineering Union - interviewer, Gilbert Stead
- Title
- Interview with Alan Wilson, unionist, member of Council of Amalgamated Engineering Union - interviewer, Gilbert Stead
- Repository
- National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Reference
- ORAL TRC 2638
- Date Range
- 1980
- Description
Oral history recording
Interviewee: Alan Wilson
Interviewer: Gilbert Stead
Interview with Alan Wilson, unionist and member of the Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union. Some of the events and issues covered include: The 1917 General Strike in NSW involving railway and tramway unionists; their subsequent victimisation; his relationship with Ben Chifley; the first AEU journal 'The Magnet'; his years as Secretary of the Council of Railway Shop Committees from 1933 to 1946.- Formats
- Audio Tapes
- Quantity
- 1 sound tape reel
- Access
- Open