ProvenanceThe union registered on 21 August 1907 as the Federated Sawmill, Timber-yard and Woodworkers Employees Association of Australasia. In 1909 a report on an Adelaide conference refers to the Federated Timber Workers Union of Australia. [FEDERATED TIMBER WORKERS' UNION. (1909, July 16). The West Australian, p. 4. Retrieved March 16, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26232896]. The name of the Union was changed again on 27 October 1913 to the Amalgamated Timber Workers Union of Australia, and again on 10 July 1918 to the Australian Timber Workers Union.SignificanceIllustrative of union history in South Australia.DescriptionSmall metal badge shaped as circular saw blade clipped to white ribbon with red print - 'Federated / TIMBER / WORKERS' / UNION'.Creator (organisation)Federated Saw Mill Employes (sic) Assoc.AcknowledgementHistory Trust of South Australia, HT 2003.0906Date of Creation1907MaterialTextile - silk, silk taffeta
|Metal - unspecified Accession NumberHT 2003.0906
