P17 - Interview with Jimmy Seamer, Wollongong, 29 August 1985

Component identifier:

File P17

Extent:

1 x 90 min. cassette, c. 45 mins?

Content Summary:

Seamer was a union activist from the First World War onwards, who recalls the activities and influence within unions of the Industrial Workers of the World, and of their harsh treatment by employers and state authorities. This interview took place in his Wollongong nursing home, where he had organised protests about the standard of catering.

Subjects:

Politics and government
Academic
History

Names:

Burgmann, Verity, FASS, Adjunct Professor of Politics

Contents

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