Trade Union entry Boilermakers Society of Australia (1937 - 1965)

Summary

The Boilermakers' Society originated directly from the Federated Society of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders of Australia which was registered federally in 1911, and became the Federated Society of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders & Structural Iron & Steel Workers of Australia in 1929. By 1937 the union had become the Boilermakers' Society of Australia. Following an influx of members from the deregistered Blacksmiths' Society of Australia in 1965 the union was renamed the Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia. The Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society was itself deregistered in 1972 . Its members went on to become part of the Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union, established a year later in 1973.

Related entries

Timeline

 1911 - 1929 Federated Society of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders of Australia
       1929 - 1937 Federated Society of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders & Structural Iron & Steel Workers of Australia
             1937 - 1965 Boilermakers Society of Australia
                   1965 - 1972 Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Society of Australia

Archival resources

Archives Rare Books and Special Collections Unit, Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle

• Federated Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of Australia, Newcastle - Minute Books, 1877 - 1973, B5590-B5619; Archives Rare Books and Special Collections Unit, Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle. Details
• Federated Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of Australia, Newcastle - Records, 1912 - 1976, A5143; Archives Rare Books and Special Collections Unit, Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle. Details
• Federated Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of Australia, Newcastle - Records, 1912 - 1976, A5143; Archives Rare Books and Special Collections Unit, Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle. Details
• Federated Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of Australia, Newcastle - Ritual Books and Annual Accounts, c. 1890 - 1972, A5142-A5143; Archives Rare Books and Special Collections Unit, Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle. Details

John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library

• The Australasian Journalist 1921, 1921, JCPML00390/1; John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library. Details

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia records, 1876-1972, 1876 - 1972, ML MSS 2422; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia. Perth Branch - further records, 1930-1972, 1930 - 1972, MLMSS 2422 ADD-ON 931; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
• Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia. Sydney Branch - further records, 1915-1973, 1915 - 1973, MLMSS 2422 ADD-ON 917; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Amalgamated Engineering Union - Records, 1911 - 1972, Z161; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Amalgamated Engineering Union - Records, 1881 - 1983, N131; Z446; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Amalgamated Engineering Union - Records, 1880 - 1975, Z240; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Society of Australia - Records, 1902 - 1974, N24 (pt); Z102 (pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Society of Australia - Records, 1901 - 1972, E220 (pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Boilermakers & Blacksmiths Society of Australia - Records, 1880 - 1973, E185 (pt); E200(pt); E222 (pt); E234 (pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• John Egerton Papers, 1915 - 1950, P63; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Amalgamated Metal, Foundry & Shipwrights Union - Records, 1912 - 1979, 1983.0077; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia, Bendigo Sub-branch - Records, 1963 - 1972, 1988.0126; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia, Victorian Branch - Records, 1918 - 1972, 1995.0092; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Boilermakers' Society of Australia, Federal Sub-branch - Records, 1927 - 1965, 1980.0155; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Boilermakers' Society of Australia, Geelong Sub-branch and Melbourne Sub-branch - Records, 1919 - 1972, 1983.0132; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Stan Willis Papers, 1903 - 1979, 1980.0106; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

University of Wollongong Archives

• The Boilermakers and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia, Wollongong Branch No. 13 - Records, 1955 - 1973, D40; University of Wollongong Archives. Details
• Boilermakers' Society of Australia - Quarterly Report, 1946, A514; University of Wollongong Archives. Details
• Federated Society of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders of Australia - Rules, 1917 - 1942, A120-A126; University of Wollongong Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Robinson, G., A History of the Newcastle Branch of the Boilermakers' Society of Australia 1877-1977, Amalgamated Metal Workers' and Shipwrights' Union, Sydney, 1977, 29 pp. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 15: Trade Unions - Manufacturing - Metals and Food', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/036.html. Details