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The United Bible Societies is an international federation of national Bible societies. It was formed in 1946 by delegates from 13 countries, and now has 200 member societies worldwide. http://www.biblesociety.org/
Records of United Bible Societies are included in the Bible Society Australia archives collection because the Commonwealth/Australian Secretary J.R. Payne was a member of the UBS Executive Committee.

The inaugural meeting was convened by the Loyal Orange Institution of NSW, and included representatives from the major Protestant denominations and associations. The aim was to organise a common organization to counteract Catholic action or other action by political or sectarian minorities. They were also opposed to Communism. From 1953 onwards they were known as the Protestant Council of NSW. The final meeting was held in 1967, and the Council was dissolved by the executive on 15th December 1974.

The Uniting Church came into being on 22 June 1977, after three denominations – Congregational Union in Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia, and the Presbyterian Church of Australia – joined together.