Summary
Metal Address Plate for the Transport Workers' 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.
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
Transport Workers' Union of Australia (TWU), Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980-1985
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Inscriptions
Stamped: THE SECRETARY,/TRANSPORT WORKERS' UNION OF AUSTRALIA,/P.O.BOX 203,/PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 3207. Marked lower right with pink ink or dye "46".
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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