Noel Butlin Archives Centre

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre collects business and labour records from Australian companies, unions, industry bodies and professional organisations. The NBAC holds the records of large companies such as the Australian Agricultural Company, Burns Philip, CSR Ltd, Dalgety's, Tooth and Company and Adelaide Steamship as well as those of smaller businesses such as pastoral stations. The NBAC holds records of federal trade unions and their many predecessors, and of peak councils such as the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the National Farmers Federation. The records date from the 1820s to the late 20th century and include files, photographs, minutes of meetings, maps and plans, and publications such as trade journals and union newsletters.

The collection supports research on topics such as industrial relations, immigration, working women, indigenous employment, architecture, economic history, social history in Australia and the Pacific, and on particular industries such as agriculture, timber, shipping, mining, brewing, advertising and finance. In addition, the Archives contain the National AIDS Archive Collection, which documents the history of HIV/AIDS education and prevention throughout Australia.

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