Summary
Metal Address Plate for the Federated Ship Painters & Dockers' Union of Australia, circa 1980-1985. It is one of a set of 34 Address Plates used on a label printing machine which was employed for circularisation of mail to unions affiliated with the Victorian Trades Hall Council.
The use of these address plates ended about 1988 when the label printing machine was replaced by a computer system. The printing machine and address plates were disposed of in 1991 during renovations to the Trades Hall.
Physical Description
Address Plate for Label Printing machine. Rectangular sheet of metal with upper and lower bevelled edges. Text has been amended.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC), 22 Jan 1991
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Place & Date Made
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980-1985
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User
Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC), cnr Lygon & Victoria Streets, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980-1988
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Organisation Named
Federated Ship Painters' & Dockers Union of Australia (FSPDU), 16 Lorimer Street, South Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980-1985
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Inscriptions
Stamped: THE SECRETARY,/THE FEDERATED SHIP PAINTERS &/D [last character cancelled] DOCKERS' UNION OF AUSTRALIA,/16 LORIMER STREET,/ SOUTH MELBOURNE. VIC. 3205. Marked lower right in pink ink or dye "38".
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Classification
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
10.9 cm (Length), 0.3 cm (Width), 5.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Printing Industry, Societies, Trade Union Amalgamations, Trade Unions