Australian Society for the Study of Labour History

Australian historical society

The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH) was founded in 1961 to study 'the working class situation … and social history in the fullest sense'.[1] Founding members included Asa Briggs, Bob Gollan, Eric Fry, and others.[2] Influenced by the work of E.P. Thompson, and the formation of the British Society for the Study of Labour History, they hoped to make labour history ‘a popular pursuit, a study, and a part of ordinary people’s lives’.[3] The Society has published the journal Labour History since 1962 (now jointly published with Liverpool University Press), with the intention for it to ‘be of immediate practical value to the labour movement’.[4] The Society has branches in the ACT, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia.

## Labour History Editors[edit]

* Nos 1-3 (January-November 1962) – Eric Fry[5]
* Nos 4-5 (May-November 1963) – Bob Gollan and B.D. Shields[6]
* No. 6 (May 1964) – E.C. Fry; J.S. Hagan; B.J. MacFarlane; B.D. Shields[7]
* No. 7 (November 1964) – E.C. Fry; J.S. Hagan; B.J. MacFarlane; J. Merritt[8]
* No. 8 (May 1965) – R.A Gollan; J.S. Hagan; B.J. McFarlane[9]
* Nos 9-10 (November 1965-May 1966) – B.J. McFarlane; E.C. Fry; J.S. Hagan[10]
* Nos 11-14 (November 1966-May 1968) – B.J. McFarlane; N. Bede Nairn; Robert Cooksey[11]
* Nos 15-16 (November 1968-May 1969) – B.J. McFarlane; J. Molony; N. Bede Nairn; Robert Cooksey[12]
* No. 18 (May 1970) – J.D. Ritchie; J. Molony; N. Bede Nairn; G. Osborne[13]
* Nos 19-22 (November 1970-May 1972) – J.D. Ritchie[14]
* No. 23 (November 1972) – Jill Waterhouse[15]
* No. 24 (May 1973) – special edition Strikes: Studies in Twentieth Century Australian Social History – J. Iremonger; J. Merritt; G. Osborne[16]
* Nos 25-8 (November 1973-May 1975) – David Walker[17]
* No. 29 (November 1975) – special edition Women at Work – Ann Curthoys; Susan Eade; and Peter Spearritt[18]
* Nos 30-43 (May 1976-November 1977-November 1982) – John Merritt[19][20]
* No. 44 (May 1983) –  Susan Allen[21]
* Nos 45-49 (November 1983-November 1985) – John Merritt[22]
* No. 50 (May 1986) – John Merritt; John Knott[23]
* Nos 51-57 (November 1986-November 1989) – Ken Buckley[24]
* Nos 58-72 (May 1990-November 1998) – Terry Irving[25][26]
* Nos 76-99 (May 1999-November 2010) – Greg Patmore[27][28]
* No. 100 (May 2011) – John Shields (with Cathy Brigden, Greg Patmore, Nikki Balnave, Lucy Taksa)[29]
* Nos 101-110 (November 2011-May 2016) – John Shields[30][31]
* Nos 111- (November 2016-current) – Diane Kirkby[32]

## Special Issues[edit]

No. 17 (November 1969) – The Great Depression in Australia – Robert Cooksey[33]

Not numbered (1978) 'Jack Lang' – Heather Radi; Peter Spearritt[34]

No. 35 (November 1978) 'Who are our enemies? Racism and the working class in Australia' – Ann Curthoys; Andrew Markus[35]

Not numbered (1978) 'Labour in Conflict: The 1949 Coal Strike' – Phillip Deery[36]

No. 61 (November 1991) 'Women, Work, and the Labour Movement in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand' – Raelene Frances; Bruce Scates[37]

No. 69 (November 1995) 'Aboriginal Workers' – Ann McGrath; Kay Saunders; Jackie Huggins[38]

No. 71 (November 1996) Comparative Labour History: Australia and Canada, Labour/Le Travail – Greg Kealey; Greg Patmore[39]

No. 106 (May 2014) 'Labour and the Great War: The Australian Working Class and the Making of ANZAC' – Frank Bongiorno, Raelene Frances, Bruce Scates[40]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "About the Society". Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
2. ^ Nolan, Melanie. "2011 ASSLH Conference – Entwined Associations: Labour History and Its People in Canberra | Australian Society for the Study of Labour History". labourhistorycanberra.org. Retrieved 2021-10-24.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ^ Love, Peter. "An Interview with E C Fry". The Hummer No. 31/2 – March/August 1991. Retrieved 2021-10-24.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ "'Labour History' and its Political Role - A New Landscape: by Terry Irving". LABOUR HISTORY MELBOURNE. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
5. ^ "Front Matter". Bulletin of the Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (1). 1962. ISSN 1836-5264.
6. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (4). 1963. ISSN 0023-6942.
7. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (6). 1964. ISSN 0023-6942.
8. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (7). 1964. ISSN 0023-6942.
9. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (8). 1965. ISSN 0023-6942.
10. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (10). 1966. ISSN 0023-6942.
11. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (11). 1966. ISSN 0023-6942.
12. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (16). 1969. ISSN 0023-6942.
13. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (18). 1970. ISSN 0023-6942.
14. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (22). 1972. ISSN 0023-6942.
15. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (23). 1972. ISSN 0023-6942.
16. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (24). 1973. ISSN 0023-6942.
17. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (28). 1975. ISSN 0023-6942.
18. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (29). 1975. ISSN 0023-6942.
19. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (33). 1977. ISSN 0023-6942.
20. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (43). 1982. ISSN 0023-6942.
21. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (44). 1983. ISSN 0023-6942.
22. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (49). 1985. ISSN 0023-6942.
23. ^ Merritt, John; Knott, John (1986). "Editorial". Labour History (50): vii–ix. ISSN 0023-6942.
24. ^ Buckley, Ken (1989). "Editorial". Labour History (57): v–vi. ISSN 0023-6942.
25. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (58). 1990. ISSN 0023-6942.
26. ^ Irving, Terry (1998). "Editorial". Labour History (75): v–vi. ISSN 0023-6942.
27. ^ Patmore, Greg (1999). "Editorial". Labour History (76): v–vi. ISSN 0023-6942.
28. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (99): i. 2010. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.99.1.fm.
29. ^ Nikola Balnave; Cathy Brigden; Greg Patmore; Lucy Taksa (2011). "EDITORIAL". Labour History (100): iii. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.100.iii.
30. ^ John Shields (2011). "EDITORIAL". Labour History (101): v. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.101.v.
31. ^ John Shields; Diane Kirkby (2016). "Editorial". Labour History (110): v. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.110.000v.
32. ^ Diane Kirkby (2016). "Editorial". Labour History (111): v. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.111.000v.
33. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (17). 1969. ISSN 0023-6942.
34. ^ Radi, Heather; Spearritt, Peter; Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, eds. (1977). Jack Lang. Neutral Bay, N.S.W: Hale & Iremonger & Labour history. ISBN 978-0-908094-09-7.
35. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (35). 1978. ISSN 0023-6942.
36. ^ Deery, Phillip, ed. (1978). Labour in conflict: the 1949 coal strike. Occasional publications in labour history. Canberra: Australian Society for the Study of Labour History. ISBN 978-0-909944-02-5.
37. ^ "Introduction". Labour History. 61 (1): 0–4. 1991-11-01.
38. ^ liverpooluniversitypressblog (2020-11-26). "Aboriginal Workers: a 1995 special issue of Labour History revisited in 2020". Liverpool University Press Blog. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
39. ^ Kealey, Gregory S.; Patmore, Greg (1996-02-02). "Comparative Labour History: Australia and Canada". Labour / Le Travail. 38: 1–15. ISSN 1911-4842.
40. ^ "Front Matter". Labour History (106): i. 2014. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.106.fm.

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