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- [1960]-1980 (Creation)
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21 items ; 30 cm.
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Biographical history
Born in Rockhampton in 1888, Bill Morrow followed his father William R. Morrow into work on the railways from an early age. He was involved in railway unions from their inception and became an organiser for the Australian Railways Union (ARU) when it was formed in 1921. In 1936, after several years break from union work, he moved to Tasmania to become secretary of the ARU in the state. He had a long and difficult relationship with the Australian Labor Party, for which he served as Senator for Tasmania 1947-1953, despite mistrust of what were seen as his communist leanings. He was active in the peace movement, and in 1961 was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize for his contribution to the World Peace Council.
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Photocopies of postcards, newspaper clippings, articles, National Service registration forms, invitations, poetry, correspondence. Includes "Railway Pioneering: my fifty-eight years as a railway man" by Bill Morrow's father, William R. Morrow (14 pp. typescript).
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Unrestricted access.
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- English
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Originals in the National Museum of Australia (Milleese Morrow Boughton Collection).
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Photocopies.
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- Morrow, Bill, 1888-1980 (Subject)
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Migrated
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Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.