needs. The provision of centralised office accommodation and meeting rooms for unions, theTrades Hall has become inseparably linked with the history of the trade Union Movement in NSW and as such is held in high regard by much of the State's workforce. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Original records of meetings and other historical events in the life of the Trade Union Movement have been collected and are kept in the original library and banner room. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. The Sydney Trades Hall is rare for the role it has played in providing a centralised place of operation for the Trade Union Movement. See also Australian labour movement References Bibliography Attribution External links Buildings and structures in Sydney Trades halls in Australia New South Wales State Heritage Register sites located in the Sydney central business district Office buildings in New South Wales Libraries in Sydney Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Victorian Free Classical architecture in Sydney