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Trade Union entry National Union of Railwaymen of Australia (ii) (1938 - 1982)

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    Chart 20: Trade Unions - Public Transport
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From
1938
To
1982
Functions
Trade Union (Federal)
Reference No
189V

Summary

The National Union of Railwaymen of Australia was first registered under the Commonwealth's industrial relations legislation in March 1933. However, it was to last only until July 1933 before it was deregistered. Many members of this original union were eventually covered by a second union of the same name, which registered in 1938. The Union continued under this name until 1982 when it changed to the National Union of Rail Workers of Australia. In 1993 an amalgamation with the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen, the Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees' Association and the Australian Railways Union created the Australian Rail Tram & Bus Industry Union.

Timeline

 1938 - 1982 National Union of Railwaymen of Australia (ii)
       1982 - 1993 National Union of Rail Workers of Australia
             1993 - Australian Rail Tram & Bus Industry Union

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Walter Peden Joyce Skelton - Autobiography, 1970, MS 2696; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

  • National Union of Rail Workers of Australia - Records, 1887 - 1990, E80; E163; N7; Z221; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • National Union of Railwaymen Of Australia - Records, 1943 - 1974, 1987.0118; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Patmore, Greg, 'Origins of the National Union of Railwaymen', Labour History, vol. 43, 1982, pp. 44-52. Details

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Digital resources

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Chart 20: Trade Unions - Public Transport
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Bruce A. Smith