Royal Commission to Inquire into Complaints by the Munition Worker Passengers to Australia by the Transport Bahia Castillo
Royal Commission to inquire into complaints by the munition worker passengers to Australia by the transport "Bahia Castillo" · Bahia Castillo Royal Commission
15 October 1919 – 24 December 1919
Inquired into complaints by Australian munition workers returning from Britain aboard the transport Bahia Castillo, where a disturbance had led to an armed guard being placed on board.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 15 October 1919 by the Hughes government, after members of Parliament pressed for an inquiry into the trouble among the munition workers on the troopship Bahia Castillo when it reached Melbourne. The commissioner's name has not been confirmed from the sources consulted.
How it ended
The Parliamentary Handbook gives 24 December 1919 as the date of the final report; the report is held by the National Archives of Australia.
Main functions
- Complaints by munition worker passengers on the transport Bahia Castillo
- Conditions and discipline on board, including the armed guard
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Sources
Primary sources
Government records and websites
- Parliamentary Handbook: Royal Commissions (dates of Letters Patent and final reports)
- National Archives of Australia: report of the royal commission (MP472/1, 2/19/9800)
- Historic Hansard: House of Representatives, 10 October 1919 (royal commission sought)
- Historic Hansard: House of Representatives, 16 October 1919 (inquiry)
Other sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.