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- 1928; 1932 - 1977 (Creation)
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10.3 m
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The Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia, known as the One Big Union of Printers in 1916, was registered federally in 1917. On 31 March 1966 the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia and the Amalgamated Printing Trades Employees' Union of Australia signed an agreement to amalgamate to form the Printing and Kindred Industries Union.
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The Printing & Kindred Industries Union was formed on 6 July 1966 after the amalgamation of the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia and the Amalgamated Printing Trades Employees' Union of Australia. In 1986 the PKIU amalgamated with the Federated Photo Engravers Photo-Lithographers & Photogravure Employees' Association of Australia, and in 1992 with the Victorian Printers Operatives' Union. It was re-registered and retained its name until 1995 when the PKIU amalgamated with the Automotive Food Metals and Engineering Union to form the Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing & Kindred Industries Union, otherwise known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.
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Office files including Secretary's correspondence, circulars, minutes of various organisations, reports, membership lists, Federal Executive minutes, agenda and reports for council meetings, industry material, pamphlets and publications; membership cards, 1963-67 and 1967-71; and address book.
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NBAC deposits N69; Z482; E92; M42; Z116; E216; T39; T43; T52; T54; E91; M23; N246; E116; M33; N318; M22
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Entered from deposit description on 18 December 2012