Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Other form(s) of name
- Melbourne Trades Hall Committee
- Victorian Trades Hall Council
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Melbourne Trades Hall Committee grew from the historic winning of the eight-hour day by the Melbourne building trades in 1856. In that year the Melbourne Trades Hall Committee was formed to receive a grant of land on which the world's first Trades Hall, or 'Workers' Parliament', was built in 1859. Initially the Trades Hall's industrial role was limited, but a resurgence of industrial activity in the 1880s resulted in it collecting evidence for the Shops and Factories Royal Commission and taking control of major strikes. In 1884 the Committee became a Council to better reflect this expanding industrial role. The title Victorian Trades Hall Council was eventually adopted in 1970.
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Melbourne, Victoria
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description 8 November 2012
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Sources
Australian Trade Union Archives website: www.atua.org.au