Phillip Charles (Phil) Barclay (1898–1953)
This article was published:
- in the Biographical Register of the Australian Labour Movement, 1788-1975
- online in 2021
Phillip Charles Barclay (1898-1953) carpenter, trade union leader
Birth: 1898 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Son of Percival James Barclay and Kate Julia, née Griffin. Marriage: 1926 in Sydney to Rita Eileen May Nicholls. They had three daughters. Death: 12 October 1953 in Miranda, Sydney.
- Joined Carpenter and Joiners’ Union, 1925; became Secretary of the Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners Union. Campaigned for the amalgamation of carpenters’ and bricklayers’ unions after the Depression. Federal and State secretary in early 1940s.
- NSW State secretary, Building Workers’ Industrial Union of Australia 1941-1953 — position was full time after 1943.
- Longstanding member of Australian Labor Party.
Sources
Building Worker, Nov 1953, Tribune, 8 Oct 1947
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW), 14 October 1953, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Barclay, Phillip Charles (Phil)
- Purse, Frank Henry (colleague)
Citation details
'Barclay, Phillip Charles (Phil) (1898–1953)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/barclay-phillip-charles-phil-32037/text39590, accessed 27 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1898
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire,
England
Death
12 October,
1953
(aged ~ 55)
Miranda, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.