Trades Hall Press August 2022

 

newsletter from Sydney Trades Hall; home of the largest collection of trade union memorabilia in Australia. Banners, posters, badges, photos, and much else.


This Month: The Union of Australian Women; 1949 Coal Strike; and some more badges for our collection.


   

Sign for the former office at Sydney Trades Hall

Union of Australian Women

Radio Theatre Sydney was the venue on 25th August 1950 for the inaugural meeting on the Union of Australian Women (UAW)

 

Archivist & Volunteer Coordinator

The Marx Memorial Library is looking for a highly motivated Archivist with experience of collections and volunteer management, looking for a new challenge. Reporting directly to the Library and Project Manager, the Archivist and Volunteer Coordinator will oversee Marx Memorial Library’s collections and research services on-site for the duration of MML’s National Lottery Heritage Fund project ‘Marx Memorial Library at 90: Enduring and Engaging’. They will play a key role in continuing to work towards Archive Accreditation, sitting on MML’s Collections Sub-Committee.