Barney French interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2127194
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- French, Barney, 1922-2005, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Written permission required from the Labor Council of New south Wales for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1988 Aug. 9
- 6 sound tape reels (ca. 182 min.) : 3 3/4 ips., mono. ; 5 in.
- Series:
- Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project.
- Summary:
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Mr French, a union official, speaks of his early life; experiences at sea during World War II; conditions on ships; becoming shop steward; stoppages and fines; the darg system; building tyres; pay incentives; whitewall tyres; asbestos problems; plastic and rubber fumes; compensation; inspectors; industrial relations policies of companies; Goodyear and Dunlop management compared; equal pay; industrial groups; Catholic Action; ALP split; selection of Senator McLelland; leaving the union; Fred Bowen; fight with the Builders' Workers' Union at the Labor Council; Bob King; Kurrawong; assault by worker; Labor Council building; Labor Council and 2KY and 2HD broadcasting; Trade Union Officers' Social Committee; Paul Keating's pre-selection; Jack Lang; his achievements; bribes; Lance Jameson; the need for consensus; Whitlam and Wran governments; Workcover and Transcover.
- Notes:
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- 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 (115 leaves) available.
- Subject:
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This belongs to the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1988
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