Historical information

W.J. McAdam was a former union organiser (Ballarat Municipal Employees section of the Shop Assistants and Textile Workers Union). He is a past president and secretary (on two occasions) of Trades Hall, Ballarat.

"Labor Memoirs, Ballarat":
#Ballarat North Railway Workshops History
#Preferential voting at elections
#History of the White Swan Dam Project
(1 vol)

The White Swan Dam was completed in the 1950s.

Ballarat North Railway Workshops were opened in 1917 after political pressure to decentralise railway workshops.


The White Swan Dam was completed in the 1950s.

Ballarat North Railway Workshops were opened in 1917 after political pressure to decentralise railway workshops.

Significance

Relevant to Ballarat employment opportunities, history of preferential voting and history of the White Swan Dam Project.

2017 is the centenary of this important outcome for the City of Ballarat.

Physical description

Paper (1 volume)