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Z102 Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union National Office Deposit 1 Z102 Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union National Office deposit 1 Download list Z102 - AMWU Box No. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ASE)/ Date Range AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION (AEU) ASE Australasian Council Minutes. 1 Vol 1 ASE Australasian Council Minutes. 1 Vol 25 Aug 1888-14 Jul 1892 1 ASE Australasian Council Minutes. 1 Vol 28 Jul 1892-25 Oct 1894 1 ASE Australasian Council Minutes. 1 Vol 1 Nov 1894-13 May 1897 1 ASE Australasian Council Minutes. 1 Vol 20 May 1897-3 Apr 1901 2 ASE Second Biennial Conference Minutes. 1 Vol 11 Nov 1901-11 Aug 1904 3 AEU Commonwealth Council Meetings, Rough Minutes. 1 Aug 1918 Vol 3 Minutes of Meeting of delegates from Australian Institute 1969, 1970 3 Minutesof Marine of Engineers meeting of (AIMPE) ASE Australasian and ASE. 1States Vol. (Purpose and of Jun 1893 Dominion of NZ. 1 Vol 3 Minutes of Conference of Delegates from Sydney District 1913 Committee held to consider new bill introduced into Legislative Counci1. 1 Vol 3 Transfer forms. 1 Vol 7 Feb 1918 3 Contribution cards and other membership records of EP 1961-63 Yorke 3 Cash book listing special grants to members during Port 1950s-1960s 4 Cash book listing donations for "Food for Britain Appeal". 1 Mar-Apr 1936 Vol 4 n.d ASE/AEU BRANCH RECORDS ASE/AEU Adelaide 3rd Branch Adelaide 3rd Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 4 Adelaide 3rd Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 3 Nov 1947-15 Jun 1948 4 Adelaide 3rd Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 26 Jun 1948-26 Oct 1954 4 Adelaide 3rd Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 23 Aug 1960-26 Oct 1965 4 9 Nov 1954-5 Jun 1963 ASE/AEU Balmain Branch Balmain Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 4 Balmain Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 29 Sep 1879-13 Aug 1886 Balmain Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 23 Aug 1886-2 Feb 1890 5 Balmain Branch Minute Book. 1 Vol 17 Oct 1898-22 Dec 1902 5 30 Dec 1918-19 Feb 1923 ASE/AEU Hindmarsh Branch 5 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 5 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 3 Feb 1921-18 Jun 1925 5 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 2 Jul 1925-21 May 1929 5 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 4 Jun 1929-8 Jan 1935 5 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 5 Oct 1946-21 Apr 1953 6 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 22 Jan 1935-30 Jun 1942 Hindmarsh Branch Minutes Book. 1 Vol. 14 Jun 1942-11 Sep 1951 6 28 Jul 1953-20 Jun 1961 ASE/AEU Ipswich Branch Ipswich Branch Book 1 Vol 6 18 Feb 1865-28 Sep 1885 ASE/AEU Melbourne District Committee Melbourne District Committee Minute Book. 1 Vol 7 Melbourne District Committee Minute Book. 1 Vol 29 Oct 1913-4 Jan 1917 Z102 AMWU All 1 of 184 Z102 - AMWU Box No. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ASE)/ Date Range AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION (AEU) 8 Melbourne District Committee Minute Book. 1 Vol 5 Jan 1917-20 Dec 1918 9 3 Jan 1919-20 Dec 1920 ASE/AEU Melbourne 12 Branch Melbourne 12 Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 9 Melbourne 12 Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 10 Mar 1950-24 Jun 1955 9 22 Jul 1955-4 May 1962 Newcastle Branch Newcastle Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 10 Newcastle Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 22 Nov 1861-4 May 1872 10 Dockyard Meetings Minute Book. 3 Vols 20 Dec 1948-10 Oct 1966 10 AMWSU Newcastle Unemployed Action Group Diary. 1 1969;1972-73 Vol 10 Bank Statements. 1 Vol 6 Apr 1977-10 Jan 1978 10 1971-73 Subject files (Each subject heading list represents one file, unless otherwise indicated). ALP State Committees 11 Amalgamation 1972-1975 11 Amenities for State Dockyard, added Tradesmen, and 1971-1976 P&D Staging 11 MV Baralga (Work Book, Time Sheet, Requisitions &c) 1963-1967 12 Collectors Notices 1971 12 Coniciliation and Arbitration Commission Cases 1960-1961 12 Dockyard Motions (2 files) 1971-1975 12 Federal Conference 1958 (Papers of A Gellart, NSW 1964-1975 Delegate) 12 Federal Conferences 1962–1968 (Papers of B Heard, 1958 12 Federal Conferences 1970–1972 (Papers of R Hollis, 1962-1968 NSW delegate) 13 Federal Conference Agendas 1970-1972 14 Incoming Correspondence 1954-1966 15 Incoming Correspondence 1957-1964 16 Incoming Correspondence 1965-1969 17 Industrial Relations Committee Minutes, Newcastle State 1970 Dockyard 17 Maryborough Dispute 1966-1969 17 Miscellaneous Papers (These papers appear to be mainly 1965-1967 unfiled correspondence). 2 files 17 Miscellaneous Papers (These papers appear to be mainly c.1960-70s unfiled correspondence). 6 files 18 Miscellaneous Papers (These papers appear to be mainly c.1960-70s unfiled correspondence). 5 files 19 Miscellaneous Papers (These papers appear to be mainly c.1960-70s unfiled correspondence). 6 files 20 New South Wales Permanent Rate Dispute c.1960-70s 21 Newcastle Trades Hall Council/Rules 1959-60 Z102 AMWU All 2 of 184 Z102 - AMWU Box No. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ASE)/ Date Range AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION (AEU) 21 Newspaper Clippings 1962 21 One Tenth scale 1968 21 Outgoing correspondence 1964 21 Outgoing correspondence 1957-1968 22 Painters & Dockers Lay Off, September 1964 and 1969 Dockyard Newscuttings 22 Pre–fabricated Ship Construction 1964 22 Rigging Questionnaire Forms 1952-73 22 Seagoing Award Variations 1958 22 Share Profit Scheme 1949-62, 1966 22 Shipwrights Shore Award 1960-65 22 State Dockyard 1968 22 Suggestions: for Sea–going award variations and 1968 sea–going roster Sydney 22 Trades Hall Council correspondence 1962-63 22 Trades Hall Council minutes 1958-60 22 Wheat Ships 1958-64 22 Printed material collected by Newcastle Branch 1962 23 Printed material collected by Newcastle Branch 24 ASE/AEU South Coast District Committee Cash Book 25 1938-1961 ASE/AEU Sydney Branch Sydney Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 25 Sydney Branch Registration book 1 Vol 8 Oct 1852-20 Feb 1860 25 25 Mar 1908-26 Jan 1911 ASE/AEU Sydney Branch No. 2 25 Sydney Branch No. 2 Minutes. 1 Vol 25 1 Mar 1911-25 Sep 1912 ASE/AEU Sydney District Political Committee Sydney District Political Committee Minutes. 1 Vol 26 Sydney District Political Committee Minutes. 1 Vol 16 Feb 1924-30 Nov 1925 26 30 Nov 1925-May 1928 ASE/AEU Wollongong Branch Wollongong Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 26 Wollongong Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 7 Dec 1912-4 Aug 1922 26 Wollongong Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 31 Oct 1938-20 Jan 1941 26 Wollongong Branch Minutes. 1 Vol 17 Nov 1942-25 May 1948 26 8 Jun 1948-25 Aug 1953 Unidentified Branch Minutes. 1 vol 27 17 Dec 1970-4 Jul 1973 ASE/AEU Ringwood Branch (added Jul 1984) Ringwood Branch Minutes 27 1972-1977 AEU Subject files (GW Deverall and JD Garland, Commonwealth Secretaries – for further material see boxes 130–132) Z102 AMWU All 3 of 184 Z102 - AMWU Box No. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ASE)/ Date Range AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION (AEU) Adelaide District Committee 27 Brisbane District Committee 1952 27 Executive Council 1952 27 Executive Council 1965-1967 27 Geelong District Committee 1968-1969 28 Hobart District Committee 1952 28 LaTrobe Valley District Committee 1952 28 Lithgow District Committee 1952 28 Melbourne District Committee 1952 28 Newcastle District Committee 1952 28 Research and Arbitration Office 1952 29 Research and Arbitration Office 1964 29 Rockhampton District Committee 1952 29 South Coast District Committee 1952 29 Sydney District Committee 1952 29 Townsville District Committee 1952 29 Visit of General President H Scanlon 1952 30 Western Australia Coastal District Committee 1969 30 Embroidered cloth badges 1952 30 AEU/AMWU/AMWSU SUBJECT FILES These files are arranged by subject categories listed on 'Alphabetical List of Files, Oct 1973'. It should be noted that additional file tiels have been allocated for files created after 1973. General File titles are listed in CAPITALS, with more specific title in lower case. In some instances a number of files dealing with the same subject were wrapped in brown paper by the Union: these bundles have been retained, and the general description used by the Union has been adopted. ABORIGINES – Aboriginal Co–operative Movement 30 ABORIGINES – Federal Council for Aboriginal 1970-1979 Advancement 30 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – No. 3 1970-1978 31 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Quotes and Draft 1968 Forms 31 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Correspondence 1968 31 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Folder No. 1 1968 31 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Folder No. 2 1968 32 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Correspondence 1968 32 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Folder No. 4 1969 32 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Folder No. 5 1968-1969 32 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Folder No. 4 1968-1969 Z102 AMWU All 4 of 184 Z102 - AMWU Box No. AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS (ASE)/ Date Range AMALGAMATED ENGINEERING UNION (AEU) 32 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – CAE 1972-1973 33 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – CAE, NAC 1975 33 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – NAC Memos 1976 33 ADMINSTRATIVE COMMITTEE – NAC Memos 1977-1978 33 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY – Correspondence 1979 34 AMALGAMATION – Objections to deregistration BBS & 1978-1980 SMU also application 141 34 AMALGAMATION – Eligibility of Membership & industries, 1972 objectives, BWIU & OPDU. ACTU legal discussions 34 AMALGAMATION – Objections to change. Eligibility of 1971 membership & industries & letters thereto 34 AMALGAMATION – Copies of letters sent to Clerks, Shop 1971 Assistants, Shipwrights etc. re consent to Change of Industry & Eligibility of Membership 34 AMALGAMATION – Material left with R. Turner for F. 1971 Hutley 34 AMALGAMATION – Material F. Hutley and objections Nov-Dec 1970 case 30 Nov. 1–2 Dec. Industries etc 34 AMALGAMATION – Agreement Misc. Workers re NT & 1969-71 NAWU 34 AMALGAMATION – General 1969-70 34 AMALGAMATION – 1. Background material; 2. Federal 1966-72 Executive & Transcript of Proceedings/ Application for approval of amalgamation 1975; 3. Legal matters 1975; 4.
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