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First wharfies to work a shift at the new inner harbour berth, Port Kembla, New South Wales, 2 December 1960

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Jan

2023

Struggle, Solidarity and Unity: 150 Years of Maritime Unions in Australia »

Struggle, Solidarity and Unity: 150 Years of Maritime Unions in Australia explores the rich history of Australia’s maritime unions, drawing from our...

05

Jan

2023

Applications open for the Eric Fry labour history research grant »

The Eric Fry Labour History Research Grant assists students doing an honours or postgraduate thesis of at least 10,000 words to research at the Noel...

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Oct

2022

2022 ANU Archives Annual Lecture now online »

The ANU Archives 2022 Annual Lecture was held 3 November 2022 in conjunction with the Friends of the Noel Butlin Archives Centre. It is now ...

Surplus labour at Jones Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, March 1927. Photographer - Arthur Aitken.

03

May

2022

Waterside Workers' records digitised »

This year marks a very special anniversary for the Maritime Union of Australia, with 2022 marking 150 years since the formation of the first trade...

12

Jan

2022

Applications for the Eric Fry labour history research grant are now open »

The Canberra Region Branch of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH) and the Australian Studies Institute at the Australian...

10

Nov

2021

Records and Recollections: the pneumonic influenza pandemic in Australia, 1918-1919 »

For the 2021 ANU Archives Annual Lecture, Dr Anthea Hyslop spoke about the pneumonic influenza pandemic in Australia, 1918-1919. A recording of this...

12

Jun

2020

Opening up the "Palace Letters" »

A momentous High Court decision handed down on 28 May has seen the National Archives of Australia directed to review access to letters...

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Mar

2020

Covid-19 update »

ANU campuses are moving to remote work and study from Thursday 26 March until at least 27 June 2020. ANU Archives staff who are able to work remotely...

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May

2019