Australian Association Of Social Workers Australian Association Of Hospital Almoners

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsProfessional organisationsHistoryThe Victorian, later Australian, Association of Hospital Almoners, with its precedent Victorian Institute of Hospital Almoners & the Australian Association of Social Workers, with its association with the Board of Social Studies, were separately founded on a state basis. They later federated on a national footing, and amalgamated during the 1950s. In 1976, there was a further exchange when the industrial functions of the AASW were subsumed in a new organization of welfare workers, the Australian Social Welfare Union. This accession consists of material compiled by Laurie O'Brien and Cynthia Turner while researching the history of medical and social work.

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[1990.0024] Records of the Australian Association Of Social Workers Australian Association Of Hospital Almoners

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Recollections of Professional Practice Alison Mathew, Joan Tuxan, Alma Hartshorn, Elaine Martin plus question

University of Melbourne Archives

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Australian Association Of Social Workers Australian Association Of Hospital Almoners