Jack Sparks : life & times of George Seelaf

Subject

George Seelaf - Interviews

Description

Contents note:|1. First met 1945 when Jack came out of the army and worked at Angliss. 2. Best organiser Jack has met in all his life. 3. Jack became president of the AMIEW. 4. George skilled as a tradesman. 5. Football - Footscray. 6. George didnt know about horse racing. 7. 20 years ahead of his time. 8. Trade hall art portfolio. 9. Trade union clinic 10. Started with a pencil to build that clinic & sold it for one million. 11. My wife never knew I drank until I came home sober. 12. Retirement and why at age 60. 13. About Wally Curran. 14. George saved the union.15. George called everyone comrade, even the bosses. 16. 3 people to deal with employees. 17. Responsible for getting equal pay in Australia. 18. Mixing ability. 19. Pensioners. 20. China trip. 21. Butchers picnic day saved by George. 22. George's privacy. 23. George's throat cancer.
Sound recordings 15B
1 sound cassette (90 mins.) :stereo. ; in container 11 x 7 x 1.8cm. - (Project 86 series)

Creator

Libby McKinnon & Mark Dawkins

Format

Sound recording

Identifier

130103853
VMLMW
VLMW

Date Created

1991

Citation

Libby McKinnon & Mark Dawkins, “Jack Sparks : life & times of George Seelaf,” Melbourne's Living Museum of the West , accessed May 1, 2024, https://mlmw.omeka.net/items/show/8491.