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Archival Resources Details Interview with John Halfpenny, trade union leader - interviewer, Barry York

Title
Interview with John Halfpenny, trade union leader - interviewer, Barry York
Repository
National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
Reference
ORAL TRC 3781
Date Range
1988
Description

Oral history recording
Interviewee: John Halfpenny
Interviewer: Barry York

Halfpenny speaks of his family origins in Donald, near Bendigo; the influence of his father as an active railways unionist and communist, his education; how he got an apprenticeship and then worked for the Railways Union headed by Communist J.J. Brown; women in unions; his reaction to the Whitlam Government dismissal on Nov. 11, 1975 and the union reaction that followed; his period as State Secretary, Metal Workers Union of Victoria (1972-1988) then as Secretary, Trades Hall Council of Victoria (1988-1995) and the most significant matters occurring in those years.

Formats
Audio Tapes
Quantity
5 digital audio tapes
Access
Written permission required for both research and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee