Summary

38 page rectangular booklet containing the constitution and rules for the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia in 1954. Printed by Union Label and used by James Saunders.

Part of a collection of objects, documents and photographs from the Saunders family home in Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Elizabeth Jane Taylor Saunders (nee Elliott) (1894-1971) and James (Jimmy) Farr Saunders (1888-1974) bought the house in 1928, financed by the State Savings Bank of Victoria. James was a stevedore, working on the Melbourne docks, notably Station Pier, and was actively involved in the Port Phillip Stevedores Association and later the Waterside Workers' Federation. Elizabeth Jane was a skilled seamstress, making clothing for her family, mending, creating soft furnishings such as cushions and blankets, and doing decorative needlework. They had five children, of whom four survived to adulthood. After Elizabeth and James passed away their daughter Elizabeth Euphemia, a dental nurse and later language teacher, became the sole occupant of the house, carefully preserving its contents as decades passed. Her niece proposed the donation of the household contents to Museum Victoria, a rare and significant record of 20th century family life in Melbourne.

Physical Description

Rectangular off white paper booklet with thicker off white paper front and back covers. Booklet held together with two staples along the spine. Features extensive printed black text and comprises 38 paper pages including front and back covers. Lower centre features a small logo with Australian outline and the words 'UNION / LABEL / THE / PRINTING / TRADES'.

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