Year	Information
1930’s	Great Depression – wages cut, super fund “raided”, and jobs lost.
1939	With war breaking out again, more women and retired public servants are recruited.
1939	Membership nears 7000.
1938	Wages restored to pre-depression levels.
1930	The PSA wins campaign to gain access to arbitration. The Women’s Auxiliary established.
1930	The union’s Women’s Auxiliary is established.
1930	The PSA wins campaign to gain access to arbitration.