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Bustamante, Sir William Alexander, (1884-1977)

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Surname: Bustamante
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: William Alexander
Gender: Male
Date: 1884-1977
History: Founder of the Jamaican Labour Party. First Premier of Jamaica, 1944-1954 & Prime Minister, 1962-1967
References: CASBAH; Who Was Who; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275681
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1949 Mar 11-1949 Dec 29: Temporary suspension of issue of funds for Housing Schemes D 527 and D 527A pending...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/881/6
2
1942 Nov 29-1943 Jul 23: Trade union dispute at W E Powell and Co. Bakers. Includes photostat copies of letters...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/855/11
3
1947 Mar 24-1947 Mar 27: Parliamentary question following an industrial dispute involving sugar workers, during...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/884/2
4
1951 Apr 02-1951 Oct 30: Sugar industry: wages dispute. Includes a report of arbitration proceedings published in...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/895/5
5
1950 Jan 11-1951 Jan 04: Civil disturbances, labour disputes and strikes. Includes information on an incident at...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/902/4
6
1947 May 19-1947 Sep 11: Unemployment: requests for relief measures. Includes report of clashes between...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/883/7
7
1944 Dec 30-1946 May 28: New constitution: report by the Governor on progress during the first three months,...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/859/17
8
1946 Jan 13-1946 Jul 11: Industrial unrest: reports of strike action involving railway and mental hospital...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/864/11
9
1946 Apr 11-1947 Jul 07: Reports of the arrest, trial and subsequent acquittal of Mr Alexander Bustamante and Mr...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/865/1
10
1944 Aug 25-1945 Dec 28: Arrangements for a loan for hurricane relief following the storms of 20 August 1944....
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/865/2
11
1950 Jul 25-1951 Jan 03: Disputes between trade unions: rejection by the Trades Union Congress of Jamaica and the...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/906/10
12
1947 Apr 08-1947 Nov 12: Constitutional issues. Includes a petition from Mr H C Cork of the House of...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/876/3
13
1946 Dec 31-1948 Jan 08: Consideration of the ten year development plan for Jamaica. Includes minutes and papers...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/885/4
14
1942 Jun 01-1943 Mar 02: Political and labour situation. Includes confidential reports on the police force and...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/854/14
15
1947 Mar 27-1947 Aug 16: Constitutional issues. Includes an internal memorandum analyzing Jamaican politics, and...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/875/5
16
1938 Apr 12-1938 Dec 24: Unemployment and poverty: reports in the British press and various official responses,...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/825/12
17
1940 Aug 30-1940 Nov 11: Proposed sale of the Constant Spring Hotel to the Franciscan Sisterhood. Includes a...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/842/17
18
1939 May 17-1939 Aug 05: Unemployment and labour problems. Includes discussion of the relief scheme and the role...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/835/2
19
1941 Jan 16-1941 Nov 03: Memorials from the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union requesting the release from...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/852/1
20
1945 Mar-1945 May 10: Comments from various sources on constitutional changes. Includes photostat copies of...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/859/19
21
1949 Jan 04-1949 Dec 31: General Election of 1949. Includes newspaper reports and profiles of Mr Alexander...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/876/2
22
1938 Jan 07-1939 Jan 06: Reports of labour riots and disturbances in various parts of the island. Includes...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/826/9
23
1940 Jan 29-1940 Nov 04: Detention of Mr Alexander Bustamante under the Defence Regulations. Includes a...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/840/5
24
1951 Jan 04-1951 Oct 02: Disputes between trade unions. Include details of a strike at Worthy Park sugar estate,...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/906/11
25
1948 Mar 04-1948 Sep 14: Agreement between the Sugar Manufacturers' Association (of Jamaica) Limited and the...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/879/4
26
1940 Aug 31-1940 Oct 24: Memorial from the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union on wages and general conditions in...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/846/15
27
1948 Jan 15-1948 Jun 06: Constitutional issues: allegations of corruption against certain members of the...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/876/4
28
1942 Jun 01-1943 May 24: Labour conditions. Includes information on employment and food production, and copies of...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/852/2
29
1948 Feb 19-1948 Oct 20: Visit by the Governor, Sir John Huggins, to England. Includes briefing papers and notes...
The National Archives, Kew
CO 137/876/6