Trade Union entry Amalgamated Workers Union of Queensland (1892 - 1904)
- From
- 1892
Queensland - To
- 1904
- Functions
- Trade Union (State or Territory only)
Summary
The Amalgamated Workers' Union of Queensland was formed through the merging of the powerful Queensland Shearers' Union and the Queensland Workers' Union in April 1892. The three branches of the Amalgamated Workers' Union of Queensland, at Longreach, Hughenden and Charleville, amalgamated with the Australian Workers' Union [AWU] in 1904 and became the Queensland branches of that Union. By 1908, however, the Hughenden Branch had closed down, leaving just the two other unions to represent Queensland in the AWU.
Related entries
Timeline
1888 - 1889 Central Queensland Labourers Union
1887 - 1892 Queensland Shearers Union
1889 - 1892 Queensland Labourers Union
1892 - 1904 Amalgamated Workers Union of Queensland
1905 - 1976 Australian Workers Union (i)
1976 - 1988 Australian Workers Union (ii)
1988 - 1993 Australian Workers Union (iii)
1993 - AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union
Member(s)
Archival resources
James Cook University of North Queensland, Library Archives
- Valentine Bambrick Collection, 1897 - 1899, VB/1-VB/7; James Cook University of North Queensland, Library Archives. Details
The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program
- Australian Workers Union - Records, 1887 - 1970, E161; M46; E161A; P 52; M50; M51; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
Published resources
Books
- Merritt, John, The Making of the AWU, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1986, 432 pp. Details
Ross G. Elford
Created: 5 October 2001, Last modified: 12 December 2002