Peak Union body entry Melbourne Trades Hall Committee (1856 - 1884)
- From
- 1856
- To
- 1884
- Functions
- Trade Union (Peak Body)
- Reference No
- Unregistered
Summary
The Melbourne Trades Hall Committee grew from the historic winning of the eight-hour day by the Melbourne building trades in 1856. In that year the Melbourne Trades Hall Committee was formed to receive a grant of land on which the world's first Trades Hall, or "Workers' Parliament", was built in 1859. Initially the Trades Hall's industrial role was limited, but a resurgence of industrial activity in the 1880s resulted in it collecting evidence for the Shops and Factories Royal Commission and taking control of major strikes. In 1884 the Committee became a Council to better reflect this expanding industrial role. The title Victorian Trades Hall Council was eventually adopted in 1968.
Related entries
Timeline
1856 - 1884 Melbourne Trades Hall Committee
1884 - 1970 Melbourne Trades Hall Council
1970 - Victorian Trades Hall Council
Member(s)
Archival resources
Flinders University, University Library
- National Institute of Labour Studies Collection - Records of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, 1877 - 1953, http://www.lib.flinders.edu.au/resources/collection/special/nils/index.html; Flinders University, University Library. Details
The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program
- Victorian Trades Hall Council - Records, 1877 - 1953, M14; M64; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection
- Trades Hall Council (Melbourne, Vic.) - Records, 1877 - 1943, MS 7825; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Melbourne Trades Hall and Literary Institute - Records, 1857 - 1934, 2002.0024; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Melbourne Trades Hall Council Information and Research Bureau - Records, 1870 - 1970, 1978.0106; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Victorian Trades Hall Council - Records, 1867 - 1914, 1991.0028; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Victorian Trades Hall Council - Records, 1867 - 1977, 1991.0013; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Victorian Trades Hall Council - Records, 1877 - 1927, 1986.0156; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
- Victorian Trades Hall Council - Records, 1874 - 1976, 1986.0098; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
University of Wollongong Archives
Published resources
Books
- Kellaway, Carlotta, Melbourne Trades Hall Lygon Street Carlton: The Workingman's Parliament, Department of Public Works, Melbourne, 1988, 11 pp. Details
- Pearce, Marcella, Melbourne Trades Hall Memories, VTHC/LHMU (Victorian Branch), Carlton South, Victoria, 1997, 136 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Anon., 'Commemoration of anniversary of opening of the world's first trades hall', Recorder, no. 140, 1986, pp. 3-6. Details
Online Resources
- 'Chart 4: State and Territory Trades and Labor Councils', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/024.html. Details
See also
Digital resources
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 20 April 2001, Last modified: 6 August 2010