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Wilfred (Bill) McAra papers relating to the New Zealand Building and Allied Trades Federation.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-D-6
Scope and Contents They comprise papers collected by him during the years he was involved with the Federation and in consequence should not be regarded as a complete set of the Federation’s records. In particular, their sudden termination in 1943 probably reflects the end of McAra’s association with the Federation and his non-association with the new organisation formed on the period 1943 – 1945. This collection should be considered in conjunction with MSS & Archives D-10: Wilfred (Bill) McAra, papers...
Dates: 1939 - 1945

Wilfred McAra collection relating to the building industry.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-D-10
Abstract

The records relate mainly to McAra’s association with the Wellington Branch of the Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners Union between 1938 and 1946. They document McAra’s participation in the Branch’s Housing Committee, later known as the Building Investigation Committee, established in 1938, to investigate the growing housing shortage in New Zealand.

Dates: 1938 - 1946