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From: "Lenore Frost" <>
Subject: RE: AUS-MELBOURNE-D Digest V04 #123
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:41:28 +1000


>Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 21:36:25 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Nigel Boundy <>
>To:
>Subject: Tailor Association
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>
>I am trying to track down historical records for Tailors (occupation),
>maybe a professional association, in Melbourne/Victoria for the first half
>of the 20th century.
>
>Is there anyone who can point me in the right direction please?
>
>TIA
>
>Nigel Boundy

Hi Nigel,

The Tailors had a Union or Trade Protection Society, which covered both
employers and employees in the late 19th century, but I don't know what it
had evolved into in the early twentieth century. Anyway, the Union records
are lodged with the University of Melbourne Archives.
http://www.atua.org.au/search.htm
Here is a search page for the Australian Trades Union Archives - put Tailor
in the search engine and you'll find some records.


Best wishes.

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

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