Max Ogden — 30 November 2021

I only knew Stuart slightly until about 3 years ago, when Michael Beahan & I sat down with him one day to get this advice as to how we might access an ARC grant to research & write the history of union education. We had floundered for a few years before this discussion.He was immediately enthusiastic and via his wisdom and guidance, we received that grant, & every cent we asked for. Then Stuart played a significant role in establishing the major themes of the study, and the people we would employ.We have just completed the first very good conference arising form the study, but unfortunately Stuart was too ill to participate. However when the project is completed shortly, Stuart will have played a large role in assisting another important element of labour history to be recorded, and it will fit well with so much of his previous labour history studies. He was such a wise and pleasant person to have worked with, even if it was only for 3 short years.