Miners’ Women’s Auxiliaries of Australia, Southern District, New South Wales collection guide

CreatorMiners' Women's Auxiliaries of Australia. Southern District, N.S.WDate1948-2000DescriptionThe first Miners’ Women’s Auxiliary was established at Wonthaggi, Victoria in 1934. The first auxiliary on the New South Wales South Coast was established at Scarborough in 1938. Other auxiliaries in the district were established during the 1940s and the 1950s.
The aims of the auxiliaries were to assist mining unions to safeguard the health, lives and economic wellbeing of mineworkers, including help in times of industrial struggle. The auxiliaries also pledged to work for the equal rights of women in political, social and civic life. This collection comprises records of the Miners’ Women’s Auxiliaries of Australia Southern District, New South WalesCollection NameMiners’ Women’s Auxiliaries of Australia, Southern District, New South WalesUOW Archival Collection Inventories

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Miners’ Women’s Auxiliaries of Australia, Southern District, New South Wales collection guide