Trade Union entry Wool & Basil Workers Federation of Australia (1918 - 1976)

Summary

Registered federally in 1912 as the Amalgamated Fellmongers' Woolsorters' & Woolscourers' Union of Australia, this union registered again in 1918 under the new name, Wool & Basil Workers' Federation of Australia. The Wool & Basil Workers' Federation operated virtually unchanged for another fifty-eight years when, in 1976, it was amalgamated into the Australian Workers' Union.

Related entries

Timeline

 1912 - 1918 Amalgamated Fellmongers Woolsorters & Woolscourers Union of Australia
       1918 - 1976 Wool & Basil Workers Federation of Australia
             1976 - 1988 Australian Workers Union (ii)
                   1988 - 1993 Australian Workers Union (iii)
                         1993 - AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union

Archival resources

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

• Wool and Basil Workers Federation (S.A.) - Records, c. 1940 - 1949, SRG 136; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Federated Moulders (Metals) Union, Tasmanian District - Records, 1902 - 1971, 1980.0159; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Wool and Basil Workers Federation, Victorian Branch - Records, 1911 - 1964, 1982.0048; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 22: Trade Unions - Rural Industries. Infrastructure and Manufacturing - Metals and General', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/043.html. Details