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.
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Chesson, Henry (Harry)
(1862–1948)
bricklayer and politician
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Chinchen, Robert
(1864–1913)
stonemason and trade union leader
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Chiplin, Rex
(1915–1990)
journalist and Communist
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Christensen, Peter
(1873–1959)
blacksmith
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Christopherson, Hans
(1886–1966)
journalist and house painter
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Chung, Leonard Austin (Len)
(1917–1984)
textile worker and trade union leader
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Churchett, James (Jim)
(1922–2017)
printing machinist
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Churchward, Lloyd Gordon
(1919–1998)
political scientist and Labor historian
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Clancey, Ethel Georgina
(1878–1967)
tailoress
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Clapham, Elizabeth
(1869–1947)
political activist and municipal councillor
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Clapham, John William
(1870–1926)
master tailor and trade union official
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Clarey, Reynold Arthur
(1897–1972)
clerk, accountant, and Labor politician
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Clark, Joseph James (Joe)
(1897–1992)
tailor and Chairman of Committees of the House of Representatives
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Clarke, Alfred (Alf)
(1892–1980)
storeman and packer
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Clarke, Joyce Enid
(1915–2008)
schoolteacher and Communist
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Clarke, Peter John
(1872–1948)
hotel employee and trade union leader
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Clarke, Thomas Robert (Tommy)
(1883–1941)
wharf labourer
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Clarke, William Job
(1899–1988)
seaman, trade union leader, journalist
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Clayton, Walter Seddon (Wally)
(1906–1997)
communist and Soviet spymaster
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Cleary, Sheila Agnes
(1906–1991)
teacher and trade unionist
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Cleeland, Henry Charles
(1877–1953)
carpenter and trade union leader
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Clementson, William Alfred
(1884–1982)
tram driver and politician
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Clint, Alf
(1906–1980)
Anglican clergyman
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Close, John Hoskin (Jack)
(1877–1958)
miner and trade union leader
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Cluff, Florence Amy (Flo)
(1902–1990)
trade unionist, communist and pensioner activist
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Clyne, Daniel Michael (Dan)
(1879–1965)
politician
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Cochran, John Patrick (Jack)
(1864–1926)
wharf labourer and politician
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Cochrane, John Andrews (Johnny)
(1878–1938)
union official and community activist
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Cockerill, Francis Henry (Harry)
(1899–1987)
miner and politician
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Cocking, Josiah (Joe)
(1867–1960)
copper ore picker, coal miner, and poet
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Coe, Thomas (Tom)
(1908–1977)
textile worker and trade union leader
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Coen, James (Jim)
(1855–1911)
bricklayer and trade union leader
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Cogan, Edward Victor (Vic)
(1888–1969)
gaoled IWW member
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Cogan, Emily
(1855–1933)
Labor supporter
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Cogan, John James (Jack)
(1884–1973)
municipal employee
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Cogan, William
(1854–1924)
teamster
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Cohen, Samuel Herbert (Sam)
(1918–1969)
politician and barrister
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Colborne, Colin
(1909–1987)
compositor and politician
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Colborne, William Parry (Bill)
(1859–1945)
compositor, printer and Labor politician
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Colbourne, Margaret
(1868–1948)
school cleaner and trade unionist
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Cole, Eric Allen
(1891–1957)
engineer and trade union leader
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Coleman, Henry Gordon
(1913–1997)
journalist and trade union leader
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Coleman, Mary Theresa (Tessie)
(1890–1957)
trade union official
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Collins, Charles (Charlie)
(1867–1936)
trade union official and politician
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Collins, James Thomas (Jim)
(1923–1996)
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Collins, Louis (Lou)
(1889–1956)
trade union leader and community activist
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Collins, William Charles (Charlie)
(1890–1984)
railway employee and trade union leader
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Coloretti, Augusto Enrico (Gus)
(1908–1982)
hospital employee and mayor
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Comerford, James (Jim)
(1913–2006)
mine worker and trade union leader
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Concannon, James Matthew (Jim)
(1890–1973)
clerk and politician