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Founded in 1872 and registered under the New South Wales Trade Union Act (1881), 10 January 1883, the Sydney Wharf Labourers’ Union almost ceased to exist in the years following the 1890 Maritime Strike. It was revived by State MLA William Morris Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia, 1915-1923), whose electorate covered the waterfront from Darling Harbour to Balmain. In 1899 Hughes became Sydney Wharf Labourers’ Union Secretary. Following Federation it was believed that the state and port-based unions would have common concerns that could be more adequately addressed by a federal body. The Sydney Wharf Labourers’ Union was eventually absorbed into the Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia; Hughes remained Secretary until 1916.
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Prepared by Margaret Avard, April 2013
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Australian Trade Union Archives website atua.org.au
William Morris (Billy) Hughes (1862-1952), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hughes-william-morris-billy-6761. Accessed March 2013.
Sydney Wharf Labourers’ Union – Unfurling a New Banner. The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 1 October 1901 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14412981. Accesses March 2013