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Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975

This project consists of brief biographical entries on activists who made a significant but hitherto unrecorded or under-recorded contribution to the labour movement's history. [Read More]

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  1. Bailey, Eunice Mary (1900–1958) community activist
  2. Bailey, John William (1863–1936) miner, trade union official
  3. Baines, Sarah Jane (Jennie) (1866–1951) feminist
  4. Baird, Mabel Harriet (1883–1970) schoolteacher and Communist activist
  5. Baird, William John (Jack) (1901–1981) rubber-worker and trade union leader
  6. Baker, Clarence Wilbur (Carl) (1888–1967) optometrist and editor
  7. Baker, George Chitty (1858–1942) printer and trade union leader
  8. Baker, John Simms (Jack) (1908–2001) trade union leader, folk singer and author
  9. Baldwin, Laurence Fogarty (Laurie) (1920–1985) miner and trade union leader
  10. Baratto, Ernesto (Ernie) (1902–1974) canecutter and communist
  11. Barber, George Phillips (1863–1938) seaman and politician
  12. Barclay, Phillip Charles (Phil) (1898–1953) carpenter and trade union leader
  13. Baritz, Moses (1883–1938) journalist, lecturer, and music critic
  14. Barklay, Ronald (1921–2009) seaman and trade unionist
  15. Barlow, Charles Medland (Charley) (1872–1902) compositor and trade union leader
  16. Barnes, Leslie Thomas (Les) (1905–1994) printer, communist and historian
  17. Barnett, William Diggory (1875–1940) printer and trade union leader
  18. Barras, Andrew (Andy) (1897–1971) plumber and communist
  19. Barrett, Sydney Thomas (Ivo) (1907–1980) wharf labourer and trade union leader
  20. Barringer, Ethel (1883–1925) artist, teacher and peace activist
  21. Barron, Evelyn (1898–1985) politician
  22. Barry, William Peter (1859–1939) labourer and trade union leader
  23. Barty, Alexander George (1903–1968) boilermaker and trade union leader
  24. Bass, George Philip (1900–1962) clerk and trade union leader
  25. Batho, Thomas (Tom) (1869–1932) printer and Socialist activist
  26. Batterham, Joyce Florence (1916–2006) clerk and communist
  27. Beard, Henry Elisha (Harry) (1866–1910) labor politician
  28. Beardsworth, George Roy (1888–1939) storeman and trade union leader
  29. Beattie, Robert (1860–1910) mechanical draftsman, anarchist, labourer, writer
  30. Beattie, William (Bill) (1886–1972) gaoled IWW member
  31. Beckwith, John Allen (1863–1926) butcher and trade union leader
  32. Beddie, Mary (1856–1933) shopkeeper and Labor Party activist
  33. Beddows, John (1828–1902) boilermaker and trade union leader
  34. Beeby, Doris Isabel (1894–1948) trade union official
  35. Beeson, Walter Percy (1903–1983) trade union secretary
  36. Behan, John Joseph (Jack) (1876–1947) driver and trade union leader
  37. Beitz, John Christian (Jack) (1905–1967) wharf labourer and trade union leader
  38. Belfrage, Henry (1842–1928) seaman, trade union leader
  39. Bell, Thomas Barrett (1899–1976) waterside worker, drover and Communist
  40. Bell, Thomas Henry (1883–1964) printer and trade union leader
  41. Bellotti, Charles (Charlie) (1864–1950) seaman and trade unionist
  42. Belpitt, John Charles (Charley) (1858–1923) watchman, bootmaker and trade unionist
  43. Belton, Philip (1896–1966) journalist and trade union leader
  44. Bennett, Christopher James (Chris) (1867–1930) trade union leader
  45. Bennett, David Monash (1924–1984) school principal, Labor Party official
  46. Bennett, Patrick John (Paddy) (1866–1944) journalist and trade union leader
  47. Bennett, William James (Billy) (1858–1934) shearer and trade union leader
  48. Benson, John (1928–2017) seaman and trade union leader
  49. Benyon, Edward (Ted) (1868–1947) shearers' cook and trade unionist
  50. Bergin, James (1883–1956) tramway employee and industrial officer
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