The Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society was formed in 1965 when members of the deregistered Blacksmiths’ Society of Australia joined the Boilermakers' Society of Australia. The Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society originated directly from the Federated Society of Boilermakers & Iron Shipbuilders of Australia which was registered federally in 1911, and became the Federated Society of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders & Structural Iron & Steel Workers of Australia in 1929. By 1937 the union had become the Boilermakers' Society of Australia which, accommodated the influx of blacksmiths in 1965. The Boilermakers' and Blacksmiths' Society was itself deregistered in 1972 . Its members went on to become part of the Amalgamated Metal Workers’ Union, established a year later in 1973. |
