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13 May 1903: Disputes With Government Over Railways Workers Unionising Lead To Strike
This source is about the dispute between the government and railway workers over the workers' right to unionize. This conflict led to the railway strikes of 1903.
12 October 1890: New York Times Reports Social And Political Conditions In Melbourne Leading To Great Australia-Wide Strike
The anonymous writer describes the social and political conditions in Melbourne as the big 1890 strike takes place. Describes Australians very unfavourably, identifies Trades Hall as the centre of agitation, which has now spread across the country.
30 August 1950: Trades Hall Secretary Says Decent Conditions For The Working Classes Will Defeat Communism
Statement from Trades Hall Council Secretary, Mr. J. V. Stout urging "decent working conditions for the working class" as the best way to fight Communism
24 August 1950: Trades Hall Council Remains In Opposition To Communist Dissolution Act
An article in The Argus pronouncing that the Melbourne Trades Hall Council, "has not expressed its support for the [Communist Dissolution] bill".
25 May 1950: Trades Hall Council Registers Objections To Communist Dissolution Act
An outline of Victorian Trades Hall Council's issues with the Federal Government's proposed Communist Dissolution Bill.
May 1916: Australian Trade Unions Publish Report Against Conscription
A report on the Australian Trade Union Congress conducted in 1916 at the Melbourne Trades Hall to discuss the attitude of unions towards the issue of conscription for overseas service during the First World War. The document presents the minutes from…
23 March 1950: Trades Hall Council Votes to Reject Proposed Banning of the Communist Party
Motion carried by the Trades Hall Council against the proposed banning of the Communist Party
26 March 1951: Labor MP Attacks Government for Weak Battle Against Communists
Ted Peters reiterates the Labor Party's struggle against Communism within the Union movement at the ALP Easter Conference. Victorian Labor Premier, John Cain says only Labor can fight Communism.
1935: Trades Hall Council Sets Down Regulations For Itself
This text created in 1935 highlights the various rules of the Melbourne Trades Hall council. It includes but is not limited to: names of delegates, administration assistants, secretarial assistants, the powers of the council, business, building and…
1 August 1916: Government Forces Raid Trades Hall, Seize Anti-Conscription Materials
This newspaper article details the raiding of the Melbourne Trades Hall and the subsequent seizing of pamphlets containing arguments and manifesto against conscription by Police.
3 August 1916: Trades Hall Council Plans Next Move After Government Raid
Following the raid of the building and seizure of anti-conscription pamphlets by government forces. The minutes include discussions held to decide the planned response by the council to the government's actions. They suggest protest against the…
25 May 1942: The Trades Hall Council Votes To Repeal A Wartime Ban On The Communist Party
Motion carried for the retraction of the Menzies Government ban on the Communist Party in order for the Communist Party to play a role in the war effort and build, "National Unity for the defeat of the Axis Powers in 1942."
1 March 1921: Victorian Railway Workers Express Support For Irish Railway Workers Killed In War Of Independence, Accused Of Sinn Féin Sympathy
Newspaper coverage of a 1921 Victorian Railways Union motion expressing sympathy with Irish railway workers killed by the British state during the Irish War of Independence.
The article includes the full text of the motion passed by the Victorian…
The article includes the full text of the motion passed by the Victorian…
September 1987: Letter To The Editor In Metal Worker Magazine About Aid For Irish Republicans During The Troubles Prompts Controversy
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…
The letter includes a report from Ard…
18 April 1923: Irish Republican Delegation Sympathetically Received At Trades Hall
A meeting item introducing an Irish Republican delegation visiting Melbourne to speak to Victorian Trade Unionists about the Irish Civil War.
The minutes detail a sympathetic response from Council to the anti-Treaty Republican campaign in Ireland,…
The minutes detail a sympathetic response from Council to the anti-Treaty Republican campaign in Ireland,…
17 June 1943: Anti-Communist Catholic Leader B.A. Santamaria Decries Infiltration of Unions and Destruction of Catholic Way of Life
The Advocate reports on the anti-communist views of B.A. Santamaria, which he presents to 'Holy Name Men' at Middle Park. He focuses on communists infiltration of Unions and their policy 'to destroy the system of Catholic Education and Catholic…
16 February 1950: Members Accuse Building Workers' Industrial Union of Communist Infiltration
Allegations of Communist infiltration, irregularities in electoral conduct and lack of member consultation, by members of the Victorian Branch of the Building Workers' Industrial Union.
May 1951: Melbourne University Protests Against Communist Party Ban
The photo depicts 3 Melbourne University Students protesting against the 1951 Referendum to Ban the Communist Party, attributing the ban to an act of Fascism.
3 December 1917: Trades Hall Anti-Conscription Campaign Fights Against Second Plebiscite
An anti-conscription campaign publication aimed at voters in the December 1917 plebiscite, imploring Australians to reject the notion to instate mandatory conscription in Australia during World War I. The publication includes a series of smaller…
March-April 1955: "Women Must Fight" To Maintain Equal Pay
This is an article from the 1955 March-April edition of the Australian Worker the 'Voice of the Trade Unions' and the official monthly publication of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch). The article, titled 'Equal Pay Campaign' highlights…
1 October 1915: Trades Hall Robbed, Police Officer Killed And Thieves Injured
A newspaper article giving a detailed account of the events that unfolded the previous morning (1st October, 1915), when a police officer was shot and killed during the attempted robbery of the Melbourne Trades Hall by three armed burglars. Two…
15 April 1948: Trades Hall Debates Conditions And Responsibilities Regarding Post-War Immigrants
These minutes detail the debate to decide on the wording, and then vote on the work rights of immigrants and responsibilities of their current/prospective employers and Federal Government. After deciding that in order for the Trades Hall Council…