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Organisation	Actors' Federation of Australia
Other Names	Actors' Equity Actors' and Announcers' Equity
Address	Sydney NSW Australia
First Date	13 May 1919
Place of Origin	Melbourne
Last Date	1936
Functions	Other, Presenting Company
Notes	First registered union for Actors in Australia and original name for Actors' Equity. Name was changed in 1936.
Related Organisations	Also known as Actors and Announcers' Equity of Australia, 1945 - 1982 Also known as Actors' Equity Association of Australia., 1936 - 1945 Is related to Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance, 1993
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920
	J C Williamson Limited (1910-1979) Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 J and N Tait Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920
	Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, 27 June 1933 Irene, 7 August 1920 Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW Handcuffs for One, 8 March 1930
	Bert Bailey - Producer Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Walter E Baker - Actor Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Yvonne Banvard - Actor Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Wilmer Bentley - Producer Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 June Carter - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Agnes Doyle - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Richard Fair - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Maurice Guttridge - Musical Director Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 Isabel J Handley - Playwright Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Nicholas Hannen - Actor Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Robert Jewett - Actor Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 Freda McGhee - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Connie Metters - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 James Montgomery - Playwright Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 Thomas Pauncefort - Actor Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 Brett Randall - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Grace Savieri - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Athene Seyler - Actor Walter Baker Testimonial Matinee, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 27 June 1933 Alathea Siddons - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Dorothy South - Actor Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 Carlton Stewart - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Harry Tierney - Composer Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 Katie Towers - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Osmund Wenban - Actor Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930 Margery Weston - Actor Irene, Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 August 1920 A C Winn - Director Handcuffs for One, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 8 March 1930
Resources	Database: Australian Trade Union Archives, 2010 Law Report: Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Actors' Federation of Australia v. Australian Vaudeville Artists' Federation, Commonwealth Arbitration Reports, Australasian Legal Information Institute, 14 June 1920, 421-422 Law Report: Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Actors' Federation of Australia v. J. C. Williamson Limited and Others - Award No. 2, Commonwealth Arbitration Reports, Australasian Legal Information Institute, 1 March 1921, 18-24 Law Report: Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Actors' Federation of Australia v. J. C. Williamson Limited and Others, Commonwealth Arbitration Reports, Australasian Legal Information Institute, 20 December 1920, 1084-1091 Law Report: Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Theatrical Proprietors and Managers' Association of Australia v. Actors' Federation of Australia, Commonwealth Arbitration Reports, Australasian Legal Information Institute, 24 September 1919, 433-436
Data Set	AusStage
Organisation Identifier	34911

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