Trade Union entry Seamens Union of Australasia (1930 - 1943)

Summary

Formed in 1876 by the amalgamation of the Sydney Seamen's Union and the Melbourne Seamen's Union, the Federated Seamen's Union of Australasia was registered under the Commonwealth's industrial relations legislation in 1906. Although this union was deregistered in 1925, many of its members went on to form the Seamen's Union of Australasia in 1930, which became the Seamens' Union of Australia in 1943. Despite amalgamations with the Marine Cooks' Bakers' & Butchers' Association of Australia in 1983, the Federated Marine Stewards & Pantrymens' Association of Australasia in 1988 and the Professional Divers' Association in 1991, it remained the Seamen's Union of Australia until 1991 when it amalgamated with the Waterside Workers' Federation to form the Maritime Union of Australia.

Related entries

Timeline

 1930 - 1943 Seamens Union of Australasia
       1943 - 1983 Seamens Union of Australia (i)
             1983 - 1988 Seamens Union of Australia (ii)
                   1988 - 1991 Seamens Union of Australia (iii)
                         1991 - 1993 Seamens Union of Australia (iv)
                               1993 - Maritime Union of Australia

Archival resources

John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland

• J Howarth Union Ticket Book 1928-1944, 1928 - 1944, OM90-71; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

• Paddy Troy - Papers, 1906-1978, 1906 - 1978, ACC 4154A; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Papers of Guido Baracchi, 1882-1970, 1882 - 1970, MS 5241; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• Thomas Walsh and Adela Pankhurst Walsh papers, 1905-1961, 1905 - 1961, MS 2123; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• Thomas Walsh and Adela Pankhurst Walsh papers, 1905-1961 [microform], 1905 - 1961, MFM G 22829 - G 22867; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Seamens Union of Australia - Records, c. 1900 - 1984, Z263; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Seamens Union of Australia - Records, Z91; E183(pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Seamens Union of Australia - Records, 1921 - 1989, E198; P92; Z467; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Seamens Union of Australia - Records, 1888 - 1945, Z493; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Seamens Union of Australia - Records, 1876 - 1988, E183; N38; Z129; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Seamen's Union of Australia - Records, 1916 - 1986, 1987.0125; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

University of Wollongong Archives

• Elliot Vans Elliot Collection - Seamens' Union of Australia, Communist Party of Australia, Socialist Party of Australia, 1930 - 1982, D170; University of Wollongong Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Fitzpatrick, B., Draft History of the Seamen's Union, 6-10 pp. Details
• Fitzpatrick, Brian and Cahill, Rowan J., Seamen's Union of Australia, 1872-1972: A History, Seamens' Union of Australia, Sydney, 1981, 363 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Markey, Ray, 'Populist Politics', Labour History, vol. 35, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1978, pp. 66-79. Details
• Walker, R.B., 'The Maritime Strikes in South Australia, 1887 and 1890', Labour History, vol. 14, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1968, pp. 3-12. Details
• Walker, R.B., 'Media and Money: The London Dock Strike of 1889 and the Australian Maritime Strike of 1890', Labour History, vol. 41, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1981, pp. 41-56. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 16: Trade Unions - Maritime and Stevedoring', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/037.html. Details