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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