Trade Union entry Australian Nursing Federation (i) (1924 - 1955)

Summary

The Australian Nursing Federation was formed in 1924 as an unincorporated association of the various Australasian Trained Nurses' Association state 'branches' and the Royal Victorian Trained Nurses Association. In 1955 the Australian Nursing Federation was granted use of the royal prefix. In 1970 the Royal Australian Nursing Federation, as it was then known, was dissolved and its professional objectives were assumed by the federally registered Australian Nursing Federation Employees' Section.

Related entries

Timeline

 1924 - 1955 Australian Nursing Federation (i)
       1955 - 1970 Royal Australian Nursing Federation (i)

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Australian Nursing Federation, Federal Office - Records, 1900 - 1985, 1986.0149; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Nursing Federation, Victorian Branch - Records, 1867 - 1989, 1991.0026; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Nursing Federation, Victorian Branch Maternal and Child Health Special Interest Group - Records, 1960 - 1989, 1994.0129; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Law, Glenda, 'I have never liked trade unionism: the Development of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation, Queensland Branch 1904-45', in Windschuttle, Elizabeth (ed.), Women, Class and History : Feminist Perspectives on Australia, 1788-1978, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1980, pp. 192-215. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 13: Trade Unions - Health', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/034.html. Details