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

Bib ID:
1869244
Format:
Audio
Author:
Vaughan, Sid, 1924-1990, interviewee
Access Conditions:
Written permission from the Labor Council of New South Wales required for research, personal copies and public use.
Description:
  • [1986?]
  • 3 sound tape reels (ca. 92 min.) : 3 3/4 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
Series:
Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project.
Summary:

Vaughan, National President of the Operative Painters' and Decorators' Union, speaks about his childhood in Casino, New South Wales during the Depression; becoming a painter in Sydney after World War 2; early involvement with the Operative Painters' and Decorators' Union; involvement with the Communist Party; working as a Union organisor; Builders' Labourers Federation; becoming Union Secretary; the arbitration system; Labor Council.

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, 43 leaves) available.
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