Records of the Trades & Labour Council of N.S.W., of the Sydney District Council of the Australasian Labour Federation, of the Sydney Labor Council later the Labor Council of New South Wales, May 1871-May 1935

A 3823-A 3859

fonds

May 1871-May 1935

930927

Microfilm : MAV/FM4/1126-1132 - Executive Committee Minutes and General Meetings Minutes

36 volumes and 2 boxes of textual material

The Trades & Labour Council of N.S.W., established 1871, was disbanded in July 1894 and re-formed as the Sydney District Council of the Australasian Labour Federation. On 1 Feb. 1900, the Council severed its connection with the A.L.F. and the Sydney Labour Council was established, the rules being amended and the name changed in Nov. 1908 to Labour Council of New South Wales. For name and history see General meetings Minutes, 1888-91, stamp; 1893-4, p. 86, 92-103, 124-5, 130, 174; 1894-1901, p. 117, 119, 421, 446, 470; 1906-9, p. 521, 523; 1909-11, p. 1,112.

MINUTES

Executive Committee
27 January 1880-August 1890 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3823).
31 January 1893-5 July 1894 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3824).
10 April 1906-2 August 1910 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3825).
9 March 1915-16 May 1935 (2 vols.), (call nos. A 3826-A 3827).
Rough minutes
8 February-19 September 1912 in volume of Political Organising Conference Minutes, (call no. A 3847).

General meetings
25 May 1871-7 September 1876 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3828).
4 March 1880-23 February 1888 (2 vols), (call nos. A 3829-A 3830).
4 October 1888-23 May 1935 (15 vols.), (call nos. A 3831-A 3845).
Rough minutes
8 February-19 September 1912 in volume of Political Organising Conference Minutes, (call no. A 3847).
11 June no year, (call no. A 3845/2).
25 July-29 August 1929 in box of Papers found loose in various volumes, (call no. A 3845/2).

Organising Committee
11 October 1890-26 February 1894 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3846).

Political Organising Conference
16 May-21 November 1903 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3847).

Building Trades Group, later combined with Building Workers Council and later called mostly Building Trade Workers
1 April 1925-28 October 1931 (2 vols.), (call nos. A 3848-A 3849).


CIRCULARS, REPORTS ETC. [printed]
18 February 1915-19 June 1928 pasted over pages of Delegates Attendance Book no. 1-2, 1 August 1918-25 November 1920 (2 vols.), (call nos. A 3851-A 3852).


ACCOUNT BOOKS

Sustentation Fund
1 July 1891-14 June 1894 ; 22 September 1911-30 June 1912 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3850).

O.B.U. Cash Book
July 1916-8 November 1922 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3853).

May Day Celebrations 1891: income and expenditure. In first volume of Press Cuttings, (call no. A 3854).

see also General meetings Minutes, last vol., pasted over the pages of a volume of accounts, (call no. A 3845).


OFFICIAL REPORTS AND BALANCE SHEETS (both printed)
in 1 box, (call no. A 3859).
N.S.W. Labour Defence Committee
August-November 1890
Sydney Labour Council
1 January-30 June 1908
Labour Council of New South Wales
1 July 1910-31 December 1929, wtg January-June 1912, 1914, 1928
Some duplicates.


PRESS CUTTINGS
14 February 1902-19 February 1904 (1 vol.), (call no. A 3854).
7 June 1907-29 June 1908 (2 vols.), (call nos. A 3855-A 3856).
14 August 1911-27 February 1914 (2 vols.), (call nos. A 3857-A 3858).

Many papers were found loose in between the pages of the volumes. A note has been made on each, of the place where found. Some have been inserted in the appropriate volumes. Others, mainly on account of bulk, have been placed in a separate box at A 3845/2. They include part of a minute book (pp. 258-277) of the Sydney Branch (Goulburn St) of the Communist Party of Australia being minutes of meetings from 5 December 1921 to 30 January 1922.

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room in Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-166A)

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-166A) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

Previously titled: Records of the Labor Council of New South Wales May 1871-May 1935.