The Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales was an association of landholders in Australia founded in 1890.
The Pastoralists' Union of New South Wales was formed in 1890 in response to the statement or threat by the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia (ASU) that it would take steps to prevent non-Union-sheared wool from being exported.
[1] The name of the organisation was changed as of 1 October 1916 to Graziers' Association of New South Wales to avoid the connotation of pastoralists as large wealthy landholders defending their position of power and privilege, when in fact many were modest farmers.
[2] The Graziers' Association was one of the founders of the Progressive Party of New South Wales,[3] which became New South Wales National Party.
[citation needed] In 1978, the United Farmers' and Woolgrowers' Industrial Association of New South Wales merged with the Graziers' Association to form the Livestock and Grain Producers Association of New South Wales (LGPA NSW), which in January 1987 changed its name to the NSW Farmers Association, which still exists today (2024).