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1 AU NBAC N307-1 Statement by the Victorian Agricultural Implement and Machine Makers' Society regarding the case 28 Oct 1907 None
2 AU NBAC N307-2 T Robinson & Co Pty Ltd, application for an order that conditions as to renumeration of labour are fair and reasonable, together with affidavit (copy) 26 Apr 1907 None
3 AU NBAC N307-3 Minutes of meetings of the Agricultural Implement Makers Wages Board (copies , page Nos.9-40) 19 Mar 1907 - 9 Sep 1907 None
4 AU NBAC N307-4 List of wages of municipal employees (Victoria) (copy, page No.41) 1906 None
5 AU NBAC N307-5 List of numbers of persons employed and wages paid in metal and machinery manufacture in Victoria, comparing number of implement makers with numbers of employees in engineering, boilermaking and foundry trades (copy, page No.42) 1906 None
6 AU NBAC N307-6 Re exemption from Excise Duty, observations of J S Brown, Carpenter, formerly Secretary of the Harvester Defence Association (an organisation of workers and protectionists demanding a higher tariff) (copy, page Nos. 43-44) no date None
7 AU NBAC N307-7 Case for employees (copy, page Nos. 45-47) no date None
8 AU NBAC N307-8 Report of the application by J S Bagshaw & Sons Ltd (the first such application) under the Excise Tariff Act of 1906 for a declaration that the conditions of labour in their factory are fair and reasonable (copy , page Nos.48-57) 1907 None
9 AU NBAC N307-9 Report in the Sydney Morning Herald of applications by Meadowbank Manufacturing Coy and Clyde Engineering Coy under the Excise Tariff Act for a declaration that the rates of wages paid are fair and reasonable (copy, page No.58) 16 May 1907 None
10 AU NBAC N307-10 Ironmoulders' report (copy, page No.59) no date None
11 AU NBAC N307-11 Reasons why the rates submitted are fair and reasonable, including list of men who have left the industry for better wages elsewhere (copy, page Nos.60-61) no date None
12 AU NBAC N307-12 Summary of replies to Victorian Agricultural and Implement Makers enquiries to manufacturers asking whether they were in favour of being brought under the operation of the Wages Board (copy, page Nos.62-63) 1906 None
13 AU NBAC N307-13 Extract form Chief Inspector's Report on Victorian Factories (copy, page Nos.64-66) 1905 None
14 AU NBAC N307-14 Notes relating to evidence taken on the Royal Commission of Customs and Excise Tariff (evidence given on behalf of Iron Moulders) (copy, page Nos 67,68,72,73) no date None
15 AU NBAC N307-15 Statement of numbers of employees in the implement trade their classifications and rates of pay at 38 factories, foundries, etc (copy, page Nos.75-83, first page missing) no date None
16 AU NBAC N307-16 Summary of wages paid in various districts (copy, page No.85) no date None
17 AU NBAC N307-17 Argument (copy, page Nos.86,87) no date None
18 AU NBAC N307-18 Average of Blacksmiths' wages (copy, page No.90) no date None
19 AU NBAC N307-19 Average wages per hour in US; comparison of wages and hours of work in the US, 1890-1905: extracts from the Bulletin of the Bureau of Labour, Washington, Jul 1905 (copy, page No.91) 1904 - 1905 None
20 AU NBAC N307-20 Strikers - rates of pay (copy, page No.92) no date None
21 AU NBAC N307-21 1. Report of employers' proposals to the Wages Board for the grading of Blacksmiths (copy, page No.93); 2. Report on the'new protection' from The Age, 10 Aug 1907(copy, page Nos.93-94) 1907 None
22 AU NBAC N307-22 1. Report of action taken by Combined Trades re Tariff, Age, 20 Nov 1901 (copy, page No.95); 2. Report of efforts made by Union to come to agreement with employers as to increased duties, Age, 19 Nov 1901 (copy, page Nos.95-96) 1901 None
23 AU NBAC N307-23 State of the labour market, from the Board of Trade, Labour Gazette (copy, page Nos.97-99) Jan-Jun 1907 None
24 AU NBAC N307-24 General observations on applications to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration for an order that the conditions as to renumeration of labour are fair and reasonable, together with definitions of 'fair' and 'reasonable' (copy, page Nos.100-) no date None
25 AU NBAC N307-25 Applications and attachments from E C Davis of Nihil and Mitchell & Co of Footscray for declaration that the conditions as to renumeration of labour are fair and reasonable, together with corrspondene relating to H V McKay's application (copies) Sep 1907 None
26 AU NBAC N307-26 Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Principal Registry, application of H V McKay for an Order under the Excise Tariff Act (Harvester Case): transcript of proceedings, pp 1-703 (Microfilm copy of original held in Australian Archives, Sydney); Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Principal Registry, application by H V McKay for an Order in terms of Section 2(d) of the Excise Tariff Act declaring that wages are fair and reasonable, No.16 of 1906: judgement of Mr Justice Higgins 8 Nov 1907; 25 Nov 1907 None
27 AU NBAC N307-27 A B Piddington, Report of the Royal Commission on Basic Wage 1920 None