Accession[1981.0120] Records of the Commercial Travellers' AssociationIdentifierUMA-ITE-1981012000006Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentA promotional photograph of the members’ dining room in the Commercial Travellers Association building. Formed in 1880, the Victorian Commercial Travellers' Association was established to improve the conditions of employment and residence of commercial travellers. Exerting a considerable influence within non-metropolitan economies, commercial travellers represented one of the most mobile elements of the colonial workforce. A national body, the United Commercial Travellers' Association of Australia, was formed in 1895. Designed by architect Harry Tompkins, the Commercial Travellers Association building at 318- 324 Flinders Street, Melbourne, was completed in 1913.Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWN Album 0011MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
