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Waterside Workers Federation Labor (Com.) , ca. 1950-1963

 File — box-folder: 51-7

Scope and contents

Includes History of Logs of Claims in the Stevedoring Industry since 1950; Industry Conference, chairman A.E. Woodward, General Report, April 1956; precis of court Proceedings re Log of Claims, 31 Aug. 1955; Letter R. Grant Raylor, solicitor to J. Williams, 12 July 1963, concerning article “Agitator in Communist Printing Sacked” on behalf of Coronation Press – grossly defamatory etc. Note at foot: “Gus check on the original story”. Grouped items: W.W.F. Pensions file” (various documents); articles on misappropriation of union funds; Agreement 17 May 1957 between H.C. Sleigh (employer) and certain employees (Master and Mates), re working on S.S. “Bungaree”; notes on a number of chips, crew etc.; correspondence.

Dates

  • ca. 1950-1963
  • box-folder: 51-7 (Mixed materials)

Repository details

Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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