| Description |
432 pages : facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
This is an illustrated history of the Seamens Union of Australia, from the time of its centenary celebration in 1972, to its amalgamation with other maritime unions in 1993. Drawing from oral history, journals and government sources, it explores the tumultuous industrial and political struggles of the 1970s, the importance of communism in union leadership, the structure and divisions within the Union, and the important role it has played in Australias social and labour history |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 416-420 |
| Subject |
Seamen's Union of Australia -- History.
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Merchant mariners -- Labor unions -- Australia.
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Labor unions and communism.
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| ISBN |
9780868409023 hardback |
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