A tapestry of Australia, 1991-92

Component identifier:

Series 6

Content Summary:

A tapestry of Australia : the Sydney wharfies mural is a history of the mural which was painted on the walls of the Waterside Workers Federation Sydney Branch members' canteen at 60 Sussex Street Sydney between 1953 and the early 1960s. The mural was resited when the Union moved to a new building, also in Sussex Street. The work was written by Reeves and published by the Waterside Workers' Federation Sydney Port in 1992.

The series comprises correspondence, research material, cassettes and transcripts of interviews, typescripts, photographs, computer disks and other papers assembled by Andrew Reeves while writing the book.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was donated to the Library by Andrew Reeves under the Tax Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1993 and 2000.

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