Employer Body entry Adelaide Chamber of Commerce (1839 - 1972)

Summary

Three years after the foundation of the Colony of South Australia in 1836, the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce was formed. After numerous efforts at rationalising representative structures for the State's business community, the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce and the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures merged in 1972 to form the Chamber of Commerce and Industry SA Inc. Finally on 1 November 1993, rationalisation was complete with the merger of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the South Australian Employers' Federation to form the South Australian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. This repositioning culminated in the launch on 29 May 2000 of Business SA, a new name and a new image for the State's leading business and employer group.

Related entries

Timeline

 1839 - 1972 Adelaide Chamber of Commerce
       1972 - 1993 Chamber of Commerce & Industry South Australia Inc
       1972 - 1993 Chamber of Commerce & Industry South Australia Inc

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Adelaide Chamber of Commerce - Records, 1850 - 1972, E199; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

• Adelaide Chamber of Commerce - Records, 1840 - 1918, SRG 78; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 5: State and Territory Employers' Federations and Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/025.html. Details