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From: "Lenore Frost" <>
Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] Help please - apprentice's papers
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 13:12:46 +1000


>Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:42:19 +1000
>From: "Rhonda Ross" <>
>To:
>Subject: [AUS-MELB] Help please - apprentice's papers
>
>Hello to all,
>
>I was hoping some-one may have some suggestions as to how I would go about
>finding details >about my Mum's apprentice-ship. She worked in Collingwood
>many years ago, probably between >1944-1954 as a cutter for a dress-making
>company.The company she worked for was called Sabers >(not sure if that is
>the correct spelling).
>As a surprise for her I was going to try and find her apprentice-details
>for her as she never >received a certificate.
<snip>
>Rhonda in Cairns
>

Hi Rhonda,

I haven't seen an answer to this enquiry either. If you have a look in a
Sands & McDougall Directory for the period you have mentioned, you might be
able to clarify the name of the company - your mum probably remembers the
name of the street where the business was located.

I'm not entirely convinced that these sort of apprenticeships were properly
registered, it being, after all, an industry dominated by women, but I
think the people who would know, and who might be able to direct you to the
right place, if they existed, would be the the union. You could try asking
the Australian Trades Union Archives for advice.

http://www.atua.org.au/atua.htm


Lenore Frost
Essendon, Vic
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/lenorefrost/

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