Trade Union entry National Union of Railwaymen of Australia (i) (1933)

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.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• Bill O'Neill interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project, 1986, ORAL TRC 1948/22; National Library of Australia Oral History 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

Published resources

Journal Articles

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

Online Resources

• 'Chart 20: Trade Unions - Public Transport', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/041.html. Details