Employer Body entry Australian Wool Producers Federation (1939 - 1945)

Summary

Formed in 1939, the Australian Wool Producers' Federation operated effectively for the duration of the Second World War, because in 1945 it was renamed the Australian Wool & Meat Producers' Federation. 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

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