CQU Press Book of the Week
Published on 06 October, 2004
'No Holds Barred'.
By Murray Johnson.
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This is the life and times of Olympic Wrestler and Trade Union heavyweight Hughie Williams.
Hughie Williams is something of a sacred icon in Queensland trade union politics.
It is not a rags to riches story, but the story of a man who dragged himself out of grinding poverty and made it to the top of the trade union movement, always speaking up for what he believed in.
It is a story of determination and never giving up.
In many ways, Hughie Williams personifies the legendary Aussie battler, for his life was certainly not meant to be easy.