Employer Body entry Australian Farmers Federation (1969 - 1979)

Summary

Formed in 1969 as a result of a merger between the Australian Primary Producers' Union and the National Farmers' Union of Australia, the Australian Farmers' Federation amalgamated ten years later, in 1979, with the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation, the Australian Wool & Meat Producers' Federation, Australian Vegetable Growers' Association, the Australian Woolgrowers' & Graziers' Council, Australian Seed Producers' Federation, the Cattlemens' Union of Australia and the Australian National Cattlemens' Council to form the National Farmers' Federation.

Related entries

Timeline

 1943 - 1949 Primary Producers Council of Australia
       1944 - 1969 Australian Primary Producers Union
       1949 - 1969 National Farmers Union of Australia
             1969 - 1979 Australian Farmers Federation
                   1979 - National Farmers Federation

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• A.S. Norquay Papers, 1944 - 1983, Z135; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• National Farmers Federation - Records, c. 1904 - 1992, N18; N143; Z551; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 3: Peak National Councils - Primary Producers', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/023.html. Details