2016-02-252016-02-25circa 1950http://hdl.handle.net/1885/99057The wearing of a badge to show pride in membership has a long tradition within Australia’s trade unions. The design usually incorporated the tools of the trade or an emblem equally symbolic - 1. Federated Engine Drivers’ and Firemen’s Association of Australasia -- 2. Blacksmiths’ Society of Australia -- 3. Sheet Metal Working Agricultural Implement & Stove Making Industrial Union of Australia -- 4. Operative Painters’ and Decorators’ Union of Australia -- 5. Australian Builders’ Labourers’ Federation -- 6. Federated Shipwrights’ and Ship Constructors’ Association of Australia.badgeThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.Federated Engine Drivers’ and Firemen’s Association of Australasia (1908-1992)Blacksmiths’ Society of Australia (1954-1965)Sheet Metal Working Agricultural Implement & Stove Making Industrial Union of Australia (1945-1972)Operative Painters’ and Decorators’ Union of Australia (1918-1993)Australian Builders’ Labourers’ Federation (1911-1972)Federated Shipwrights’ and Ship Constructors’ Association of Australia (1933-1976)trade unionsinsignia