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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. Wickham, Louis Norman (1879–1971) blacksmith, trade union leader
  2. Whittaker, David Paul (Roger) (1899–1944) tramway employee and trade union leader
  3. Whittaker, Alan Prior (1892–1929) wharf labourer and trade unionist
  4. Whitney, Frederick Francis (Fred) (1917–1977) plumber and peace campaigner
  5. Whitney, Barbara Margaret (1921–2015) community activist
  6. Whitham, John (1873–1943) bricklayer and contractor
  7. Whitham, Amy Ann (1871–1932) nurse and women’s activist
  8. Whitford, Lillian Jane (Lil) (1885–1963) clerk
  9. Whitfield, John Robert (Bob) (1887–1969) waterside worker
  10. White, Thomas (Tommy) (1857–1913) shearer
  11. White, Frederick Gilbert (1864–1953) sharebroker
  12. Whitbread, George Warner (1886–1958) printer
  13. Whiley, William Morton (Bill) (1927–2004) miner
  14. Wetherell, Ernest (Ern) (1893–1969) miner, journalist and parliamentarian
  15. Westbrook, Annie Beatrice (1868–1952) IWW activist
  16. Werner, Kathleen Mary (Kitty) (1876–1943) Labor activist
  17. Wells, Harold Clyde (Bob) (1908–1996) carpenter, trade union leader, communist, and novelist
  18. Wells, George (1813–1892) bootmaker
  19. Weir, John Alexander (Joe) (1904–1995) timberworker and politician
  20. Webber, William Henry (1877–1948) grocer
  21. Webber, Gordon Charles (1885–1960) wickerworker and politician
  22. Webb, Patrick Charles (Paddy) (1884–1950) miner and New Zealand politician
  23. Webb, Mary Ellen (1861–1932) textile worker
  24. Webb, Frederick John (1898–1976) telephone mechanic and trade union official
  25. Webb, Charles Harry (1908–2000) railwayman and politician
  26. Wayman, Frederick Walter (Fred) (1911–2000) waterside worker
  27. Wattison, William Ernest (Ern) (1903–1975) miner and politician
  28. Watt, Alfred Deakin (Alf) (1907–1987) carpenter
  29. Watson, Thomas (Tommy) (1888–1957) coalminer
  30. Watson, James (Jimmy) (1845–1921) printer and newspaper publisher
  31. Watson, Henry (Harry) (1854–1937) painter
  32. Watson, Frederick William (1854–1917) coalminer
  33. Watson, Frederick William (Fred) (1904–1972) wharf labourer
  34. Watson, David (1870–1924) labor senator
  35. Watson, Arthur Edmund (1892–1941) carpenter
  36. Watkins, David Oliver (1896–1971) woolclasser and politician
  37. Waters, Francis John (Frank) (1907–1990) postal worker and politician
  38. Watchorn, Cyril Rupert (1887–1969) public servant
  39. Warton, Alfred Charles (Alf) (1872–1931) tramway employee
  40. Warnock, David (Dave) (1879–1965) engine drive
  41. Wardley, James Yard (Jim) (1815–1926) baker
  42. Ward, Thomas Bassett (1884–1960) engineer and trade union leader
  43. Ward, James (Jim) (1881–1964) ironworker
  44. Walters, Patrick Joseph (Joe) (1897–1958) bootmaker
  45. Walshe, Robert Daniel (Bob) (1923–2018) teacher and environmentalist
  46. Walsham, Winifred (Win) (1908–1990) community activist
  47. Walsham, Edgar Noel (Ted) (1906–1969) railways employee
  48. Walsh, Terence Patrick (1908–1977) telegraphist
  49. Walsh, John Frederick (Fred) (1893–1968) brewery worker and politician
  50. Wallwork, Daniel (Dan) (1824–1909) railway worker
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