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in Britain. While the Australian section was the first overseas branch of the union to be formed, several others were established over the course of the 19th century, including in Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and the United States.
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Saunders, Malcolm; Lloyd, Neil (November 2011). "Arbitration or Collaboration? The case of the Australasian society of engineers in South Australia 1904-68".
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In 1921, following the amalgamation of the parent ASE union with several smaller British engineering unions, the Society was renamed the
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in 1852 by 27 members of the British union who had emigrated to Australia following a
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Delegates to the 1927 Interstate Conference of the AEU, held in Melbourne.
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Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd.
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The ASE was famous for its involvement in the landmark 1920
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which existed between 1852 and 1973. It represented
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Index


Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union
trade union
engineers
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Sydney
lockout
Australasian Society of Engineers

Amalgamated Engineering Union
Sheet Metal Working Industrial Union of Australia
Boilermakers and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia
Federated Jewellers, Watchmakers and Allied Trades Union of Australia
Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union
High Court of Australia
case
Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd.
implied intergovernmental immunities
federalism



Mindful Militants: The Amalgamated Engineering Union in Australia, 1920-1972
Cambridge University Press
ISBN
978-0-521-20680-8
doi
10.5263/labourhistory.101.0123

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