Eastern Goldfields Trades and Labour Council
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The Eastern Goldfields Trades and Labour Council was a trades and labour council (TLC) based in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.
The first Western Australian trades and labour council conference had been held in Coolgardie in 1899.[1] The Eastern Goldfields was the council for trade unions in the goldfields in Western Australia.[2] It attempted to mediate and act for a range of trade unions based in Kalgoorlie-Boulder and nearby localities.[3][4]
It was an organiser of social events such as eight hour day celebratory picnics at Mungari.[5][6]