Employer Body entry Australian Wool & Meat Producers Federation (1945 - 1979)

Summary

Originally known as the Australian Wool Producers' Federation which had operated from 1939, the Australian Wool & Meat Producers' Federation was formed in 1945. The Wool & Meat Producers' Federation operated until 1979 when it amalgamated with the Australian Vegetable Growers Association, the Australian Wheat Growers' Federation, the Australian National Cattlemen's Council, the Cattlemen's Union of Australia, the Australian Seed Producers' Federation, the Australian Woolgrowers' & Graziers' Council, and the Australian Farmers' Federation to form the National Farmers Federation [NFF]. The inaugural meeting of the NFF was held on 20 Jul 1979.

Related entries

Timeline

 1939 - 1945 Australian Wool Producers Federation
       1945 - 1979 Australian Wool & Meat Producers Federation
             1979 - National Farmers Federation

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Australian Wool & Meat Producers Federation - Records, 1945 - 1980, N77; Z266 (pt); 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