Trade Union entry Amalgamated Fellmongers Woolsorters & Woolscourers Union of Australia (1912 - 1918)

Summary

A union organising workers in wool and skin stores along Australia's east coast, the Amalgamated Fellmongers' Woolsorters' & Woolscourers' Union of Australia was registered federally in 1912. By the end of the First World War, in 1918, the Union had changed names to become the Wool and Basil Workers' Federation of Australia. The Wool & Basil Workers' Federation operated virtually unchanged for another fifty eight years when, in 1976, it was amalgamated into the Australian Workers' Union.

Related entries

Timeline

 1912 - 1918 Amalgamated Fellmongers Woolsorters & Woolscourers Union of Australia
       1918 - 1976 Wool & Basil Workers Federation of Australia
             1976 - 1988 Australian Workers Union (ii)
                   1988 - 1993 Australian Workers Union (iii)
                         1993 - AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Federated Moulders (Metals) Union, Tasmanian District - Records, 1902 - 1971, 1980.0159; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Wool and Basil Workers Federation, Victorian Branch - Records, 1911 - 1964, 1982.0048; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 22: Trade Unions - Rural Industries. Infrastructure and Manufacturing - Metals and General', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/043.html. Details