Darcy Ahearn interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project [sound recording]

Bib ID:
1444391
Format:
Audio
Author:
Ahearn, Darcy, 1908-1992, interviewee
Access Conditions:
Written permission from the Labor Council of New South Wales required for research and public use.
Description:
  • 1986 Jan. 1
  • 6 sound tape reels (ca. 177 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
Series:
Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project.
Summary:

Ahearn, trade unionist, speaks about his childhood in Sydney; his first job at the Evening News; the Depression; World War Two; El Alamein; joining the Federated Ironworkers Association; union elections; Laurie Short; Labor Party industrial group; working as a union advocate; Jim McClelland; the arbitration system; Labor governments; Trades and Labor Council Disputes Committee; the role of the Labor Council; Labor Party split in 1955; new technology; reflects on his life.

Notes:
  • Part of a collection of interviews with former and present trade union leaders, produced as a joint project by the Labor Council of New South Wales and the National Library of Australia.
  • Digital master available National Library of Australia;
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Timed summary and transcript (typescript, 77 leaves) available.
Subject:
Other authors/contributors:
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