Employer Body entry Graziers Federal Council of Australia (1919 - 1960)

Summary

Originally known as the Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia which had formed as early as 1891, the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia which succeeded the Pastoralists' in 1919, operated until 1960 when it amalgamated with the Australian Woolgrowers' Council to form the Australian Woolgrowers' & Graziers' Council [AWGC].

In 1979 the AWGC merged with the Australian Wool and Meat Producers' Federation [AWMPF], the Australian Wheat Growers' Federation [AWF], the Australian National Cattlemen's Council [ANCC], the Cattlemen's Union of Australia, the Australian Seed Producers' Federation, the Australian Vegetable Growers Association, 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

 1891 - 1919 Pastoralists Federal Council of Australia
       1919 - 1960 Graziers Federal Council of Australia
             1960 - 1979 Australian Woolgrowers & Graziers Council
                   1979 - National Farmers Federation

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Sir Richard James Fildes Boyer - Papers, 1914-1965, 1914 - 1965, MS 3181; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Australian Woolgrowers & Graziers Council - Records, 1929 - 1979, E246; E266; N124; 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