September 1987: Letter To The Editor In Metal Worker Magazine About Aid For Irish Republicans During The Troubles Prompts Controversy
Title
September 1987: Letter To The Editor In Metal Worker Magazine About Aid For Irish Republicans During The Troubles Prompts Controversy
Subject
Irish Republicanism
Description
Letter to the editor by Australian Aid for Ireland (AAI) publicity director and union member Gerard Steele in the September 1987 issue of 'Metal Worker', the newspaper of the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union.
The letter includes a report from Ard Fheis of AAI held on June 6-7, 1987, including plans to protest the forthcoming 1988 Bicentennial.
The publication of this letter would subsequently become the subject of controversy in the Letters to the Editors section of the paper.
The letter includes a report from Ard Fheis of AAI held on June 6-7, 1987, including plans to protest the forthcoming 1988 Bicentennial.
The publication of this letter would subsequently become the subject of controversy in the Letters to the Editors section of the paper.
Creator
Amalgamated Metal Workers Union (AMWSU)
Source
The Metal Worker: Voice of the Union
Publisher
University of Melbourne Archives
Date
September 1987
Contributor
Jimmy Yan
Relation
This item has been used in a student essay, which can be found here: http://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/irish_australia_and_trades_hall
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Letter to the Editor, Union Newspaper
Identifier
The Metal Worker: Voice of the Union. File 4: Vol. 8, 1987, 2006.0006, Victorian Trades Hall Council 1963 - 1998, University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne.
Coverage
Melbourne, Victoria.
Files
Collection
Citation
Amalgamated Metal Workers Union (AMWSU), “September 1987: Letter To The Editor In Metal Worker Magazine About Aid For Irish Republicans During The Troubles Prompts Controversy,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 28, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/17.