Officers Certificate, Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees - C H P Higgins

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Overview

The Western Australian Government Railway Employees' Union was formed in April 1899 to unite all
railway men not included in the Locomotive Engine Drivers' Firemen's and Cleaners' Union. In 1901
the name was changed to the West Australian Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees' Union of
Workers.
https://slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/mn/mn501_1000/mn0775_7688A.pdf

Historical information

Charles Henry Popham Higgins b. 14 April 1915. Victoria. Parents; James William & Polly nee Popham. Married Olive Lucille Richards.
Railway Guard. Lived Adelaide Street, Busselton near Show Ground

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2023.108

Item type

Certificates

Objects

Material

Paper

Width

270 mm

Height or length

355 mm

Themes

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

Amalgamated Society of
Railway Employees
Officer's Certificate
This is to certify that
Comrade C H P Higgins
Held the Office of Chairman From July 1931
To June 1935
Busselton Branch G J Keating Gen. Sec.
The Unity of Labour is the Hope of the World

Keywords

Busselton Railway Station

Charles Henry Popham Higgins

Western Australian Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees

Busselton Historical Society

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