Savings bank book. Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Ballarat Branch, 16 November 1901-14 March 1905
Historical information
The membership began affiliation with its British parent union from the 1850s. It officially registered as Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners in 1911. In 1945 it changed its name to Building Workers' Industrial Union (BWIU). The BWIU was deregistered in 1948 and re-formed in 1952. After subsequent amalgamations, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) now has coverage of these members.
Significance
The bank book is a financial record of the union's Ballarat Branch.
