Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1926-1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
31 boxes, 3 parcels.
Context area
Name of creator
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.
Repository
Archival history
Collection previously titled as: Papers, 1926-1983
Collection alternatively titled as: Bill Morrow Collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal papers. Correspondence and other papers relating to his parliamentary life, Australian Labor Party, election campaigns, work with Australia-China Council. Conference reports, brochures and publicity material relating to the international peace movement of 1940's and later. Personal correspondence, diaries and press clippings relating to his overseas tours. Biographical files including details of the Lenin Peace Prize award in 1961. Associations: Australian Railways Union, Workers' Political Organisation, Australian Labor Party, Australian Peace Council, World Council of Peace, Australian Assembly for Peace. Correspondents include: Lady (Jessie) Street. Large collection of photographs, including many of representatives at world conferences for peace and disarmament.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
The Australian women's register, AWH003222
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Libraries Australia ID
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Morrow, Bill, 1888-1980 (Subject)
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Revised, AM, 04-Mar-2020.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.