Minutes of the Trades and Labour Council of N.S.W., and Sydney District Council of the Australasian Labour Federation, and the Sydney Labor Council, 1898-1901

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A 3835

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1898-1901

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Microfilm : FM4/1128

0.10 metres of textual material (2 volumes)

The Labor Council was formed by six Unions in 1871. Originally it was called "Trades and Labor Council" because it covered the craft unions or unions of skilled workers as well as the newly emerging unions for bush labourers.

In 1894, the Trades & Labor Council of Sydney became the Sydney District of Australasian Labour Federation, only to change names again six years later in 1900 to the Sydney Labor Council. In 1908, the name was changed to the Labor Council of New South Wales. In those early days the role of the Labor Council was to stimulate the growth of trade unions. During the first thirty years, the Labor Council was dominated by two major questions: how could it help influence government? ; what was the best means to settle industrial disputes? One question led to the formation of the Australian Labor Party, the other to the development of conciliation and arbitration.

(Source: http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0840b.htm)

A 3834
Minutes of the Trades and Labour Council of N.S.W.
8 November 1898 to 12 July 1894.

Minutes of the Sydney District Council of the Australasian Labour Federation.
5 July 1894 to 15 July 1894. page 174.

Includes Minutes of Conference held 7th April 1894, Federation of Australasian Labor, consideration of Formation of District Council in Sydney. Page 92.

A 3835
Minutes of the Sydney District Council.
26 July 1894 to 1 February 1900.

Minutes of the Sydney Labor Council.
15 February 1900 to 7 March 1901.

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