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

Bib ID:
792503
Format:
Audio
Author:
Weir, Joe, 1904-1995, interviewee
Access Conditions:
Written permission from the Labour Council of New South Wales required for research, personal copies and public use.
Description:
  • 1986
  • 2 sound tape reels (ca. 65 min.) : 3 3/4 ips, mono. ; 5 in.
Series:
Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project.
Summary:

Weir, former member of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Timber Workers' Union, speaks about his family background; working at Langdon and life there; his professional boxing career; 1929 Timber Workers Strike; living conditions in Sydney in 1920s; Jack Lang; working as union organiser on New South Wales north coast.

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.
  • Recorded on 2 May 1986.
  • Digital master available National Library of Australia;
Index/Finding Aid Note:
Transcript available (typescript, 26 leaves)
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