Trade Union entry Victorian Coal Miners Association (1907 - 1914)

Summary

Originating in Wonthaggi and its nearby State Coal Mine, the Victorian Coal Miners' Association was officially registered in 1907 but was deregistered by 1914. Its members however, were quickly absorbed into the newly formed Australasian Coal Miners' Association that same year. In 1916 this union changed its name to the Australasian Coal & Shale Employees' Federation which operated until 1990 when it amalgamated with the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association of Australasia to form the United Mineworkers' Federation of Australia. Another amalgamation with the ATAIU & BWIU Amalgamated Union in 1992 and later that year with the Federated Engine Drivers' & Firemen's Association of Australasia and the Operative Plasterers' & Plaster Workers' Federation of Australia instigated the formation of the Construction Forestry & Mining Employees' Union and later the Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union. This union was reregistered as the Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union in 1993 following amalgamations with the Federated Furnishing Trade Society of Australasia and the Operative Painters' & Decorators' Union of Australia.

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Timeline

 1907 - 1914 Victorian Coal Miners Association
       1913 - 1916 Australasian Coal Miners Association
             1916 - 1990 Australasian Coal & Shale Employees Federation
                   1990 - 1992 United Mineworkers Federation of Australia
                         1992 Construction Forestry & Mining Employees Union
                               1992 - 1993 Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union (i)
                                     1993 - Construction Forestry Mining & Energy Union (ii)

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Miners' Federation), Victorian District/Powlett River Branch - Records, 1909 - 1968, 1975.0071; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Gardner, P.D., The Scab Train and other essays on the Victorian Coal Miners' Association, Ngarak Press, Ensay, Victoria, 1992, 28 pp. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 7: Trade Unions - Building, Construction, Mining and Timber Industries', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/028.html. Details