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case. On 1 July 1912, he was appointed general secretary of the AWU in place of Tom White, who had resigned to ill health; White had in turn succeeded as general secretary upon Macdonnell's death the previous year. He served as general secretary until 1941, the longest term in the organisation's
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alleged in the Legislative Council that Grayndler's election to the council was corrupt and that he had conspired to rig the election in exchange for cash. The allegations were referred to a select committee, which cleared Grayndler of corruption.
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movement. In 1912, he announced a scheme to merge the AWU with several smaller unions, with the hopes of doubling the AWU's membership. However, in 1919 he and AWU president
436:. After the war's end he became a "leading strategist of the conservative response to the post-war radical trend in the labour movement". Grayndler initially supported the 339:. He was the fourth son born to Johanna (née Maloney) and John Grayndler; his mother was born in Ireland and his father in Canada. Grayndler attended the public school in 986: 1322: 1297: 1249: 364: 304: 1302: 575: 284: 45: 1332: 1094: 404:) from 1918 to 1924. He was nominated to several federal government positions as a representative of the labour movement, serving as a member of the 1124: 387: 638: 527: 433: 371:(AWU). He was appointed as a paid organiser of the AWU's shearers' section in 1895 and in 1900 became paid secretary of the AWU's Victoria– 134: 490:. In 1929 he again attacked the ACTU and the PPTUS, stating they would "open the gates to the colored hordes of China, India and Japan". 408:
from 1915 to 1918, as a member of the Bruce–Page government's industrial delegation to the United States in 1927, and as a member of the
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Grayndler married Margaret Tamar Walsh in 1901, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. He lived in the Sydney suburb of
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In addition to his role as AWU general secretary, Grayndler was mangaing director of Labor Papers Limited (the publisher of
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convinced Grayndler to return to active involvement in the labour movement by representing the AWU at an important
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This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Parliament of New South Wales is a
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Grayndler was "an early and staunch advocate of the settlement of industrial disputes through
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for most of his adult life. He died on 12 March 1943, aged 75, while visiting
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in 1936 and remained a member until his death in 1943. Following the
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was named in his honour in an electoral redistribution prior to the
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and Afghans" from membership. In 1926, following a trip to the
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to speak at the unveiling of a memorial to his AWU colleague
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In 1928, Grayndler withdrew the AWU's affiliation from the
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during World War I and during the 1920s was known for his
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Edward Grayndler (1867-1943)" 598: 159:30 August 1921 – 22 April 1934 303:, becoming an inaugural member of the 1323:Burials at Melbourne General Cemetery 1298:Australian people of Canadian descent 614: 612: 610: 608: 606: 604: 602: 7: 1222: 1220: 825:"Pastoral case in arbitration court" 528:Australian Labor Party split of 1931 434:Australian Labor Party split of 1916 406:Commonwealth Repatriation Commission 951:"Grayndler Election Report Adopted" 520:New South Wales Legislative Council 484:Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secretariat 325:New South Wales Legislative Council 112:New South Wales Legislative Council 1303:Australian people of Irish descent 1236:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 626:Australian Dictionary of Biography 518:. In 1921 he was nominated to the 480:Australian Council of Trade Unions 25: 1018:. 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Index

Edward Grayndler
The Honourable
OBE

Australian Workers' Union
Tom White
Clarrie Fallon
New South Wales Legislative Council
John Higgins
Chris Dalton
Sir Walter Davidson
One Tree Hill
Colony of New South Wales
Richmond
Victoria
Australia
Labor
Shearer
OBE
Australian Workers' Union
Mount Victoria, New South Wales
Outback
Amalgamated Shearers' Union
anti-conscriptionist
anti-communism
White Australia policy
Australian Labor Party
New South Wales Legislative Council
Mount Victoria, New South Wales
Home Rule

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