Archival Resources Details Charlie Oliver interviewed by Bob Carr
- Title
- Charlie Oliver interviewed by Bob Carr
- Repository
- National Library of Australia Oral History Collection
- Reference
- ORAL TRC 988
- Date Range
- 1982
- Description
Oral history recording
Interviewee: Cecil Thompson Oliver
Interviewer: Bob Carr
Interview with Cecil Oliver, member of the Australian Workers' Union. Includes reference to: joining Miners' Union; the various unions (Cue Miners, the Meekatharra Miners, Mt. Magnet Miners); amalgamation of all the little unions to create a Federation; amalgamation of the Federation with the AWU in 1923; the Australian Workers' Union; early career with the AWU; first union organiser he encountered Frank Toy (Frankie Micky Troy); union issues in the 1920s & 1930s.- Formats
- Audio Tapes
- Quantity
- 2 sound tape reels
- Access
- Access open for research; written permission required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewee