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Trade Union entry United Laborers Protective Society of New South Wales (1883? - 1941)

From
1883?
New South Wales
To
1941
Functions
Trade Union (State or Territory only)
Reference No
NSW Reg File No 13

Summary

Formed in 1883 and registered under the New South Wales Trade Union Act, 1881 on 1 February 1883, the union was amalgamated into the Australian Workers' Union in 1941.

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 1883? - 1941 United Laborers Protective Society of New South Wales
       1905 - 1976 Australian Workers Union (i)
             1976 - 1988 Australian Workers Union (ii)
                   1988 - 1993 Australian Workers Union (iii)
                         1993 - AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • George Waite papers, 1885-1926, 1885 - 1926, MLMSS 208; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Sheldon, Peter, 'In Division is Strength: Unionism among Sydney Labourers, 1890-1910', Labour History, vol. 56, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1989, pp. 43-59. Details
  • Sheldon, Peter, 'Arbitration and Union Growth: Building and Construction', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 35, no. 3, 1993, pp. 379-397. Details
  • Sheldon, Peter, 'System and Strategy: The Changing Shape of Unionism among NSW Construction Labourers, 1910-19', Labour History, vol. 65, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1993, pp. 115-135. Details

Ross G. Elford

Created: 1 October 2001, Last modified: 5 July 2010