Bob Pringle (trade Unionist)
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Bob Pringle (11 August 1941 – July 1996) was a left-wing activist and construction worker in the
Builders Labourers Federation The Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) was an Australian trade union that existed from 1911 until 1972, and from 1976 until 1986, when it was permanently deregistered in various Australian states by the federal Hawke Labor government and som ...
who was active in left-wing campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s in
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
. Robert Arthur Pringle was born in Toowoomba, Queensland on 11 August 1941. He helped the
green ban A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes. They mainly took place in Australia during the 1970s, led by the Bui ...
s,
Aboriginal Tent Embassy The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people. Established on 26 January (Australia Day) 1972, and celebrating ...
and protests against the Springboks. He drowned while swimming in 1996. A wake was held in Harold Park Hotel, and his funeral service was held on 7 August 1996. He was survived by his step-daughter Jane.


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Collection of Pringle's papers held by the Noel Butlin Archives Centre
1941 births 1996 deaths Trade unionists from Queensland Green bans {{Australia-activist-stub