Voices from the past – an oral history project of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Canberra Region Branch
Interviews with 14 former officials of the ACT trade union movement recorded back in 1997-98
The preservation of these tapes was made possible thanks to a Heritage Grant from the ACT Government in 2017.
Photo: ACT Heritage Minister Mick Gentleman presents the Heritage Grant award to ASSLH Vice-President Melanie Nolan – October 2017
Contents
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Introduction
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List of questions
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Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements and disclaimer
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Transcripts of interviews
Name
Union position
Page
1
Doug Carpenter
Branch Secretary TWU and TLC President
1
2
Amos McVeigh
Branch & Fed Secretary Liquor Trades Union
9
3
Bill Spellman
Branch Organiser AWU
21
4
Charles McDonald
Secretary Trades & Labour Council
29
5
Athol Williams
Organiser SDA
44
6
Dave Cunningham
Organiser BWIU
55
7
Peter O’Dea
Branch Secretary BLF and TLC President
64
8
Ted Forbes
Branch Secretary FMWU and TLC President
73
9
Des Heaney
Branch Secretary ADSTE & AMWU
82
10
Gil Anderson
Branch Secretary LHMU
91
11
Jeremy Pyner
Industrial Officer BWIU and TLC Secretary
99
12
George Wason
Branch Secretary CFMEU
108
13
Robin Hampstead
Industrial Officer MEAA
118
14
Bob O’Hara
Branch Secretary AMWU
128
Index
135
Sound recordings of the original interviews in mp3 format are accessible from the ANU Library via this link:
https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/140550_________________________________________________________________________________________
A.C.T. Trades and Labour Council – Presidents and Secretaries, 1931–2001
The oral history project gave rise to a separate project to compile a list of past office bearers of the ACT Trades and Labour Council. We acknowledge the contribution of these officials to the history of the union movement in the ACT and thank Ewan Maidment and Barry Howarth for making the list available.
To view the list click on this link: ACT TLC_Office-bearers.