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Title
Frank Bollins 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 1948/26
Date Range
1987
Description

Oral history recording
Interviewee: Frank Bollins
Interviewer: Richard Raxworthy

Interview with Frank Bollins, former New South Wales President/Organiser of the Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union. Includes reference to: Bollins' early union activities; becoming a union organiser in 1959; role of the Labor Council of New South Wales; relations with other unionists; factionalism and the Labor Council; becoming New South Wales President/Organiser of the Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union; the future of unionism in Australia; his achievements as a union official; 1949 miners' strike.

Formats
Audio Tapes
Quantity
268 minutes
Access
Written permission from Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use