Albert McNolty (1893–1969)
from Canberra Times
Mr Albert McNolty, "the grand old man of the Victorian Labor and trade union movement", died last night. He was 75.
Mr McNolty had a long and colourful career. He was a former president and treasurer of the Victorian ALP, a delegate to ALP Federal conferences and president of the Trades Hall Council.
He was a member of the Trades Hall Council executive for 21 years, president of the Victorian Metal Trades Federation of Unions and State and Federal secretary of the Sheet Metal Workers Union.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Albert McNolty
- Australian Jewish News, 22 August 1969, p 13, by Ernest Platz
Additional Resources
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- McNolty, Albert
- Wright, Thomas (colleague)
- Mann, Thomas (acquaintance)
Citation details
'McNolty, Albert (1893–1969)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mcnolty-albert-34432/text43222, accessed 11 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1 August,
1893
South Melbourne, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
4 August,
1969
(aged 76)
Coburg, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
Cultural Heritage
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation
Key Organisations
- Metal Trades Federation of Unions (Vic)
- Victorian Trades Hall Council
- Sheet Metal Working Agricultural Implement & Stove Making Industrial Union of Australia (Vic)
- Sheet Metal Working Agricultural Implement & Stove Making Industrial Union of Australia (federal)
- ACTU