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

Printed materials retained by the Branch. Indicative of contemporaneous events and interests of the union.

Physical description

Printed material in three boxes.


1. Monthly reports of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australasia

1901 September, November, December
1902 February, July
1903 April, May, November
1904 February-July
1908 May, December
1910 April, July, September-December

2. Monthly reports of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain

1902 Nos. 474-480, June-December
1903 No. 481, January; No. 483, March; No. 485, May; Nos. 487-488, July-August; No. 491, November.
1904 Nos. 494-498, February-June.
1905 No. 506, February; No. 511, July; No. 513, September.
1906 No. 519, March; Nos. 522-524, June-August.
1907 No. 533, May.
1908 Nos. 546-547, June, Jul; Nos. 549-552, September-December.
1909 No. 552, Jan; Nos. 556-557, April, May; No. 564, December.
1910 No. 565, January; Nos. 567-569, March-May.

New Series
1911 Nos. 6-8, June-August; No. 10, October.
1912 Nos. 13-15, Jan-March; Nos. 18-20, June-August; No. 22, October; No. 24, December.
1913 No. 26, February.
1914 No. 42, June.

3. Annual reports of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain

49th Report December 1907 - December 1908
52nd Report December 1910 - December 1911
53rd Report December 1911 - December 1912

4. Lists of branches, officers and nights of meetings of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain

January 1909
January 1910

Minutes of proceedings of the meeting of the General Council of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain, held in Manchester, 13th February-29 February 1912

6. Suggestions for the consideration of the meeting of the General Council held 28 June (1904?).

7. Returns of the votes on proposals of the General Council of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain for amending the rules, November 1910. (2 copies)

8. Circulars published by the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain: to Branch Secretaries, 5 May 1906; and June 1912; advertising the Society ca? 1910; and regarding removal of the General Office, 1 February 1904.

9. Circulars published by the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Victorian Branch: giving extract of the Determination of the Carpenters' Board, 29 April 1911 (3 copies); and advertising the Society ca? 1910.

10. Notice of special meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Ballarat Branch, 27 November 1911.

11. Entrance card to the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Ballarat Branch, in the name of C. Rawlings, 18 May 1908.

12. List of proposals to be submitted to the votes of the members, together with the General Council's reasons for suggesting amendments to the rules. n.d.

13. Annual Report to the Members of the Victorian Branches of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, for the year ending 1911. (1 bundle)

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