TY - JOUR
T1 - 'A good man for the department'
T2 - The ethos of the railway and tramway officers association of New South Wales, 1913-1939
AU - Hearn, Mark
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - This article explores the ethos of the Railway and Tramway Officers Association of New South Wales (RTOA). It also analyses the role played within the authority structure of the New South Wales Railways and Tramways Department in the period 1913-39 by the RTOA's members, the white-collar salaried officers who were the administrative and managerial staff employed by the Railway and Tramway Commissioners. The article seeks to locate the source of the RTOA's ethos in the workplace relationships and the career and cultural aspirations of the salaried officers. Finally, the article argues that the salaried officers' ethos is an important expression of Australian labourism, albeit in its most conservative form.
AB - This article explores the ethos of the Railway and Tramway Officers Association of New South Wales (RTOA). It also analyses the role played within the authority structure of the New South Wales Railways and Tramways Department in the period 1913-39 by the RTOA's members, the white-collar salaried officers who were the administrative and managerial staff employed by the Railway and Tramway Commissioners. The article seeks to locate the source of the RTOA's ethos in the workplace relationships and the career and cultural aspirations of the salaried officers. Finally, the article argues that the salaried officers' ethos is an important expression of Australian labourism, albeit in its most conservative form.
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U2 - 10.1080/10314619908596087
DO - 10.1080/10314619908596087
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:39049089470
SN - 1031-461X
VL - 29
SP - 61
EP - 78
JO - Australian Historical Studies
JF - Australian Historical Studies
IS - 112
ER -