Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- South Australian Government General Workers' Association
- South Australian Railway General Workers' Union
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Association was formed by a small group of labourers on 26 May 1906 and was originally known as the South Australian Railway General Workers' Union, which became the South Australian Government General Workers' Association on 1 September 1906. The Association's name was changed to the Australian Government Workers' Association on 21 September 1914. The Association eventually merged into the Australian Liquor Hospitality & Miscellaneous Workers' Union.
Places
South Australia; Branches: Adelaide, Gawler, Dute, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Port Adelaide, Port Wakefield, Peterborough (Petersburg), Roseworthy, Wallaroo, Stockade, Hanley Bridge, Torowie, Cummins, Naracoorte, River Murray, Cockburn, Mental Hospital and Quorn.
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Functions, occupations and activities
Representation for blacksmiths, boilermakers, cleaners, engineers, firemen, hospital employees, labourers, laundry employees, prison workers, railway workers, sewerage workers and storemen
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Internal structures/genealogy
The Association amalgamated with the Waterworks and Sewerage Union in June 1908 and with the Harbours and Rivers Association on 1 April 1920.
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Sources
Australian Trade Union Archives, http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE1308b.htm (accessed on 11 September 2012)
Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au/