A3.VI.1 Letter to Sir Walter Citrine from W G Ballinger, Adviser to Friends of Africa Committee, dated 5.9.1935

A3.VI.2 Part of letter to “My dear Norman” from W G Ballinger, dated 20.10.1935

A3.VI.3.1 – A3.VI.3.2 Letter to A G Forsyth, Esq. From W G Ballinger, dated 19.11.1935, plus copy of Memorandum by African Federation of Trade Unions: “To the working masses of South Africa.”

A3.VI.4.1 – A3.VI.4.2 Letter to Sir Walter Citrine, from W G Ballinger, dated 6.1.1936

A3.VI.5.1 – A3.VI.5.2 Letter (plus copy) to Editor from Self Mampuru dated 21.4.1937, re revival of Nonpquase legend

A3.VI.6 Letter to The Secretary, Bantu Welfare Trust, Johannesburg, from W G Ballinger, dated 26.6.1937

A3.VI.7 Typed letter to Mr Mancu from Mrs M Ballinger re: Agricultural Census – payment of enumerators. 9.9.1937

A3.VI.8 Letter to W G Ballinger from D L Smit, Secretary for Native Affairs, acknowledging receipt of “Notes of Labour Force in South Africa”. 14.1.1938

A3.VI.9 Letter to W G Ballinger from The African Co-operative Trading Society re: his resignation of position of Honorary Advisory Director to above company. 9.2.1938.

A3.VI.10 Letter to W G Ballinger from Education Department of the Co-operative Union Ltd, re W J Mseleku and Self Mampuru. 4.11.1938

A3.VI.11 Letter to Ivan Walker, Esq, Secretary, Dept of Labour, from W G Ballinger, re: low wages paid to Africans. 20.12.1938

A3.VI.12 Letter to W G Ballinger from R A Palmer, General Secretary of the Co-operative Union Ltd, acknowledging receipt of letter and copy of pamphlet in which is reported a speech by D E McCausland, K.C.

A3.VI.13.1 – A3.VI.13.2 Letter to W G Ballinger from D L Smit, Secretary for Native Affairs, re: interview with Daily Dispatch. 19.12.1939. W G Ballinger’s reply. 21.12.1939

A3.VI.14 Letter to the Assistant Secretary, Wage Board, from W G Ballinger informing him that he encloses documents relating to Industrial Health (see Item 5 in A3,VII). 20.12.1939

A3.VI.15 Letter to D L Smit, Secretary for Native Affairs, from W G Ballinger, re: intimated Committee of Enquiry. 8.5.1940

A3.VI.16.1 – A3.VI.16.2 Letter to Mr Creech-Jones from D Buchanan, enclosing letter to Sir Walter Citrine, requesting appointment of adviser to Native Workers at Nkana. 8.5.1940.

A3.VI.17 Letter to Chairman & Members, Wage Board, from W G Ballinger, objecting to Wage Board Recommendation 1563. 29.10.1940

A3.VI.18 Letter to J Levithan, General Secretary, National Union of Distributive Workers (unsigned), re: victimisation of members of the NUDW by the O.K.Bazaars. 6.12.1940

A3.VI.19.1 – A3.VI.19.3 Notice (“confidential”) dated 23.1.1941, enclosing letter to Mr Nhlapo from Ray E Phillips, 4.12.1940. and statement of the Gamma Sigma Clubs (signed) Ray E Phillips, 4.12.1940

A3.VI.20.1 – A3.VI.20.5 Confidential Notice, 24.1.1941, enclosing correspondence between the Department of Labour & W G Ballinger, 7.12.1940 – 6.1.1941
A3.VI.21.1 – A3.VI.21.2 Letter to Organising Secretary, Friends of Africa, from B N Wainwright, Secretary for Labour, enclosing draft constitution for local trade unions. 24.11.1941

A3.VI.22 Letter to Secretary for Labour (unsigned) re: Objections to Wage Board Recommendation, Unskilled Labour East London. 17.2.1942

A3.VI.23 Letter to Hon Minister of Labour from Margaret Ballinger and W G Ballinger requesting inclusion of small urban areas in the field of operation of the Wage Board and the extension of the C.O.L. allowance scheme to small urban areas. 15.6.1942

A3.VI.24 Letter to W G Ballinger from J M A Potgieter, Secretary for Labour, acknowledging receipt of letter and advising him of decision to apply provisions of Determination No.70 under the Wage Act. 22.7.1942

A3.VI.25 Circular letter from W G Ballinger re: extension of C.O.L. allowance to smaller urban areas. 25.7.1942

A3.VI.26 Letter to Secretary for Labour from W G Ballinger, dated 21.8.1942, headed “Current objection and suggestion – recommendation to the Minister of Labour by the Wage Board – unskilled work, Witwatersrand and Pretoria”.

A3.VI.27 Copy of letter to The Secretary, Department of Social Welfare from W G Ballinger (?) in which application is made for a grant towards works of Friends of Africa. 12.9.1942

A3.VI.28 Letter to L M Povall, Acting Secretary, SAIRR, from W G Ballinger, re: extension of C.O.L. allowance to smaller urban areas, as from 3.8.1942. 6.10.1942

A3.VI.29 Letter to Secretary of Labour from W G Ballinger, headed “Comment, objection and suggestion: Wage Board Recommendation No. 2064, Government Gazette, dated 9.10.1942 – Unskilled work: Cape Twenty Seven Trades”. 2.11.1942

A3.VI.30 Letter to Colonel J Donaldson from D Buchanan submitting application to Bantu Welfare Trust for a grant. 9.11.1942

A3.VI.31 Letter to Dr F F Winkle from W G Ballinger, containing outline of prospects for Co-operation in Southern Africa. 5.1.1943

A3.VI.32.1 – A3.32.2 Letter (plus copy) to the Rt Hon Field Marshall J C Smuts, Prime Minister, dated 5.1.1943, expressing views relating to grievances of African workers. Signed by W G Ballinger and V M Ballinger plus six others

A3.VI.33.1 Postcard to W G Ballinger from Secretary, Wage Board, acknowledging receipt of Memorandum (dated 6.9.1943) re: Wage Board Investigation: Commercial & Distributive Trade. 9.9.1943

A3.VI.33.2 Letter to W G Ballinger from Secretary, Wage Board, informing him that the Wage Board is to hold a public sitting pursuant to its investigation into the Commercial & Distributive Trade. 13.9.1943

A3.VI.34.1 – A3.VI.34.2 Letter (and copy) to the Secretary for Labour from W G Ballinger (dated 30.11.1943) entitled: “Objections: Wage Board Recommendations: Commercial Distributive Trade”. Principal Towns: Government Gazette Notice No. 2012. 19.11.1943

A3.VI.35 Circular dated 14.12.1943 from W G Ballinger soliciting Donor or affiliated Organisations

A3.VI.36 Letter to the Secretary, Wage Board, from W G Ballinger containing representations on behalf of “lower-paid” sections of the Commercial, Distributive and Catering Trades in 36 small towns. 21.12.1943

A3.VI.37 Letter to the Hon Walter Madeley M.P. from W G Ballinger submitting his name as one of the Advisors to the SA Worker Delegate at the coming I.L.O. Conference in London. 23.8.1945

A3.VI.38 Letter to the Editor, Rand Daily Mail, from W G Ballinger on the obstacles in the way of setting up Co-operatives for Mine Workers. 21.8.1945

A3.VI.39.1 – A3.VI.39.3 Letter to the Editor, “Bantu world” (dated 18.9.1948) from the Assistant Secretary with a notice re: money awaiting African claimants from the Dairy Trade (plus copy of letter)

A3.VI.40.1 – A3.VI.40.2 Letter to W G Ballinger from P R Mosaka requesting his opinion of attached letter: “The next step towards self-governing Bantustans”. 25.8.1960

A3.VI.41 Letter to the Society for the Friends of Africa from Miss C Rayne requesting copies, if any, of South African Affairs pamphlets. Rough draft of reply by W G Ballinger. 17.4.1965

A3.VI.42.1 – A3.VI.42.2 Undated circular (plus unsigned copy) signed by Miss N McLarty (Acting Secretary) giving information re: Society of the Friends of Africa and requesting subscriptions or donations