Hughie Williams Explained
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| Birth Date: | 3 September 1933 |
| Height: | [1] |
| Sport: | wrestling |
Hughie Williams (3 September 1933 – 15 October 2017) was the former State Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the Transport Workers Union of Australia. He was State Secretary from 1992–2010 and was the national president in 2000.[2] He was also State Secretary during the early 1980s and had been secretary of the now defunct Brisbane sub-branch throughout the 1980s.
Williams was a stalwart of the Union movement in his time as organiser and then Branch Secretary.[3]
Williams dedicated his life to fighting injustices and was instrumental in the protests against the Springboks Tour in the 1970s.
On 10 December 2010 Williams stood aside as secretary after being defeated by a landslide defeat[4] in the quadrennial elections by 'The New Transport Worker Team' headed by Peter Biagini.[5] [6]
Williams was raised in the coalmining area of Maitland in NSW. Williams has also competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in wrestling[7] and was involved in organising for Brisbane's 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Williams died on 15 October 2017.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051745/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/hugh-williams-1.html Hugh Williams at Sports Reference
- http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/trade-union-icon-launches-autobiography-in-brisbane-20090627-d0fy.html Trade union icon launches autobiography in Brisbane
- News: VALE HUGHIE WILLIAMS - TWU Queensland. TWU Queensland. 2018-03-11. en-US.
- News: Hughie Williams loses TWU Qld election. FullyLoaded.com.au. 2018-03-11.
- http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8181142/trade-union-heavyweight-steps-down Trade union heavyweight steps down
- Web site: The Money Men. Schneiders. Royce Millar and Ben. 2013-11-29. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. 2018-03-11.
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/hugh-williams-1.html Olympic results
- http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/vale-hughie-williams-plenty-of-courage-plenty-of-guts-and-plenty-of-determination/news-story/27619aebee19dd2884cc66b1f4e385b4 Vale Hughie Williams: ‘Plenty of courage, plenty of guts and plenty of determination’
