The membership began affiliation with its British parent union from the 1850s. It officially registered as Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners in 1911. In 1945 it changed its name to Building Workers' Industrial Union (BWIU). The BWIU was deregistered in 1948 and re-formed in 1952. After subsequent amalgamations, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) now has coverage of these members.The bank book is a financial record of the union's Ballarat Branch.Bank book. Paper.bank book, finances, australian district of amalgamated carpenters and joiners, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, awu, amalgamated workers union, bwiu, building workers' industrial union, fimee, federation of industrial, manufacturing and engineering employees

The membership began affiliation with its British parent union from the 1850s. It officially registered as Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners in 1911. In 1945 it changed its name to Building Workers' Industrial Union (BWIU). The BWIU was deregistered in 1948 and re-formed in 1952. After subsequent amalgamations, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) now has coverage of these members.Correspondence is an example of the Union's activities at this period in time.Three letters in one folder.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, amalgamated society of carpenters and joiners, building workers' industrial union, bwiu, australian workers union, awu, fimee, federation of industrial, manufacturing and engineering employees, correspondence

The membership began affiliation with its British parent union from the 1850s. It officially registered as Australian District of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners in 1911. In 1945 it changed its name to Building Workers' Industrial Union (BWIU). The BWIU was deregistered in 1948 and re-formed in 1952. After subsequent amalgamations, the Australian Workers Union (AWU) now has coverage of these members.Printed materials retained by the Branch. Indicative of contemporaneous events and interests of the union.Printed material in three boxes. 1. Monthly reports of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australasia 1901 September, November, December 1902 February, July 1903 April, May, November 1904 February-July 1908 May, December 1910 April, July, September-December 2. Monthly reports of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain 1902 Nos. 474-480, June-December 1903 No. 481, January; No. 483, March; No. 485, May; Nos. 487-488, July-August; No. 491, November. 1904 Nos. 494-498, February-June. 1905 No. 506, February; No. 511, July; No. 513, September. 1906 No. 519, March; Nos. 522-524, June-August. 1907 No. 533, May. 1908 Nos. 546-547, June, Jul; Nos. 549-552, September-December. 1909 No. 552, Jan; Nos. 556-557, April, May; No. 564, December. 1910 No. 565, January; Nos. 567-569, March-May. New Series 1911 Nos. 6-8, June-August; No. 10, October. 1912 Nos. 13-15, Jan-March; Nos. 18-20, June-August; No. 22, October; No. 24, December. 1913 No. 26, February. 1914 No. 42, June. 3. Annual reports of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain 49th Report December 1907 - December 1908 52nd Report December 1910 - December 1911 53rd Report December 1911 - December 1912 4. Lists of branches, officers and nights of meetings of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain January 1909 January 1910 Minutes of proceedings of the meeting of the General Council of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain, held in Manchester, 13th February-29 February 1912 6. Suggestions for the consideration of the meeting of the General Council held 28 June (1904?). 7. Returns of the votes on proposals of the General Council of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain for amending the rules, November 1910. (2 copies) 8. Circulars published by the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Great Britain: to Branch Secretaries, 5 May 1906; and June 1912; advertising the Society ca? 1910; and regarding removal of the General Office, 1 February 1904. 9. Circulars published by the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Victorian Branch: giving extract of the Determination of the Carpenters' Board, 29 April 1911 (3 copies); and advertising the Society ca? 1910. 10. Notice of special meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Ballarat Branch, 27 November 1911. 11. Entrance card to the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Ballarat Branch, in the name of C. Rawlings, 18 May 1908. 12. List of proposals to be submitted to the votes of the members, together with the General Council's reasons for suggesting amendments to the rules. n.d. 13. Annual Report to the Members of the Victorian Branches of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, for the year ending 1911. (1 bundle) btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, building workers' industrial union, bwiu, fimee, federation of industrial, manufacturing and engineering employees, unions, amalgamated society of carpenters and joiners of australasia, amalgamated society of carpenters and joiners of great britain, minutes, general council of the amalgamated society of carpenters and joiners of great britain, amalgamated society of carpenters and joiners, victorian branch, carpenters' board, amalgamated society of carpenters and joiners, ballarat branch, entrance card, c. rawlings

Several smaller transport and carters' unions preceded the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia. In 1906, smaller carters' unions organised and registered together as Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia (FCDIUA). FCDIUA is a direct predecessor of the Transport Workers' Union.The minutes are a record of decisions and discussion by FCDIUA in Ballarat over the period of 1911-1928.Paper. 4 bound volumes.fcdiua, federated carters and drivers' industrial union of australia, twu, transport workers union, minutes, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall

Several smaller transport and carters' unions preceded the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia. In 1906, smaller carters' unions organised and registered together as Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia (FCDIUA). FCDIUA is a direct predecessor of the Transport Workers' Union.The minutes are a record of decisions and discussion by FCDIUA in Ballarat over the period of 1903-1917.Paper, 2 bound volumes.fcdiua, federated carters and drivers' industrial union of australia, twu, transport workers union, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, minutes

Several smaller transport and carters' unions preceded the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia. In 1906, smaller carters' unions organised and registered together as Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia (FCDIUA). FCDIUA is a direct predecessor of the Transport Workers' Union.Materials retained by the Branch represent contemporaneous events and matters of interest to the Union.Paper in folder. 1. Log of wages and working conditions; March 1918. 2. Judgement of Mr. Justice Powers in the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration in the case of the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia and L. Arthur and others; c.a. 1918. 3. Judgement of Mr. Justice Quick in the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia's application to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration for variation of awards (125/1920 and 67/1921); March 1923. 4. Rules of the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia; 1925. 5. Law relating to Factories, Workshops and Shops in Victoria; n.d. c.a. 1908.federated carters and drivers' industrial union of australia, fcdiua, twu, transport workers union, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, unions, wages, mr justice powers, commonwealth court of conciliation and arbitration, l. arthur, mr justice quick

Federated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia was formed in 1907 from amalgamation of a number of small craft-based unions that had been in existence since the mid-1800s. Around this time, membership of these types of unions was predominantly male. The union was amalgamated with the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia in 1992.The minutes are a record of discussion and decision making at the Ballarat sub-branch.Paper, bound, one volume.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, federated clothing and allied trades union of australia, unions, fcatua, textile, clothing and footwear union of australia, tcfu

Federated Municipal Employees' Union was formed in 1910. It has undergone subsequent name changes as follows: -Federal Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia (1917). -Australian Municipal Administrative Clerical & Services Union (1993) - a merger with the Australian Municipal Transport Energy -Water Ports Community & Information Services Union. Membership is now covered by the Australian Services Union (ASU).This a financial record of the union for the period 2 August 1916-1 November 1918.Paper, 1 bound volume.federated municipal employees' union, fmeu, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, federal municipal and shire council employees' union of australia, australian municipal administrative clerical & services union, asu, australian services union

History of the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) from 1920-1945. The AEU existed between 1852 to 1973.Relevant to the history of trade unions in Australia, especially the Amalgamated Engineering Union.Hardcover book, blue cloth with navy blue lettering. Front cover: title, organisation name and address.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, amalgamated engineering union, unions, industrial relations, aeu, union history

Bob Ansett is a well-known Australian entrepreneur and founded Budget Rent a Car. He is the son of the late Sir Reginald Ansett (Ansett airlines).Autobiographical interest.Paper. Front cover: Colour photograph of Bob Ansett (seated); white text.Front Cover: authors' names and title.ansett, bob, ansett, robert, ansett, reginald, ansett, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, businessmen - autobiography, pullan, robert

This book is a biography/memoir of Diamond Jim McClelland - Melbourne-born politician, writer and judge. It is authored by his wife of 20 years, Gillian Appleton.Significant to Australian political history and biographical interest.Book; 352 pages. Front cover: sepia; photograph of Jim McClelland; white and black text; author's name and title. appleton, gillian, mcclelland, diamond jim, politics, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, mcclelland, jr, mcclelland, james robert, judges, politicians, legal profession, biography, politics and government

An annual publication that includes statistical data about Australian population, economy, government, etc. Reference.Paper - book.abs, australian bureau of statistics, commonwealth bureau of statistics, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, population, economy, government, statistics, year books

An annual publication that includes statistical data about Australian population, economy, government, etc. Paper - book.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, population, economy, government, statistics, commonwealth bureau of statistics, australian bureau of statistics, abs, year books

An annual publication that includes statistical data about Australian population, economy, government, etc. Historical reference.Paper - book.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abs, australian bureau of statistics, commonwealth bureau of statistics, populaton, economy, government, statistics, year books

History of Amalgamated Engineers in Australia 1852-1920. Significant to the history of Australian trade unions. References to 7th Intercolonial Trades Union Congress 1891. References to Tom Mann.Paper. Front cover: white background; black text; black and white illustration of two men wearing top hats.Front cover: author's name & title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, amalgamated engineering union, amalgamated society of engineers, buckley, k.d., history, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress, mann, tom

One hundred years' history of the Municipal Employees' Union - 1885-1985.Significant to the history of labour unions in Australia.Paper - book. Front cover: green background; artistic impression of working men in green; text in green and black.Front cover: title and author's name.municipal employees union, federated municipal and shire council employees' union of australia, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, unions, history, municipal employees, best, alleyn

An autobiography by Tas Bull who was an Australian trade union leader. Tas Bull became General Secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation from 1984 to 1993 and was also an office bearer in the ACTU in the late 1980s-early 1990s.Significant to the history of trade unions - particularly the Waterside Workers' Federation.Paper - book. Front cover: black background; blue and black photograph - male with an MUA inscription on the back of t-shirt; red and black portrait photograph; white text. Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, bull, tas, unions, waterside workers' federation, seaman's union of australia, delegates, international transport workers' federation, history, autobiography, actu, australian council of trade unions

Tracks racism and discrimination towards the lower-classes, Indigenous persons and immigrants in Australia.Significant to the history of race relations in Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; image of a white spanner - black and white picture shaped like a nut; black text. Front cover: editors' names and title.btlc, migrants, immigration, racism, race relations, social class, indigenous, aboriginal, discrimination, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, curthoys, ann, markus, andrew, who are our enemies

A biography of Australian cameraman Neil Davis. Davis predominantly worked in South East Asia covering wars in the region. In 1985, he was shot and killed during a coup attempt in Bangkok.Insights into South East Asian regional conflicts with biographical detail.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white photograph of Neil Davis; black & red text.Front cover: title; author's name; short quote from review by the Weekend Australian.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, south east asia, davis, neil, war, coups, foreign correspondents, bowden, tim, interviews, biography

Labour history of Ballarat from 1892 to 2006. Significant to the history and growth of the labour movement in Ballarat.Paper; book; 321 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gold, alp, australian labor party, elections, politicians, working classes, workplace relations, industrial relations, politics, government

George Arnold Wood (1865-1928) was an historian who founded the Australian Anti-War League in 1902 with W.A. Holman and others. He also co-founded the Teachers' Guild of NSW. Biographical. Significant to the history of the Boer War, Teachers' Guild of NSW and Wood's research into Australian history.Paper; book. Front cover: orange background; black and white caricature of George Arnold Wood on the front; black text.Front cover: author's name and title.george arnold wood, historians, australian anti-war league, w.a. holman, teachers' guild of nsw, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, boer war, australian history, crawford, raymond maxwell, crawford, rm

A collection of chapters by different historians and writers; the book is about the 1955 split in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and its longer-term effects.Significant to the history of the ALP around 1955 and subsequent formation of the DLP. Includes interference by the Groupers, Bob Santamaria and other characters.Paper; book. Blue and white cover with red and black writing.Title and names of editors on the front cover.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor council, 1955, dlp, democratic labor party, alp factions, politics, government, b.a. santamaria, peter love, brian coster, paul strangio, catholic church, communism

History of the Plumbers & Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia (1928 - 1993).Significant to the labour/trade union movement in Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: blue background; black and white text; union shield.Front cover: author's name and title.plumbers union, plumbers and gasfitters union, unions, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history, labour, wages, nsw, plumbers

This book is predominantly about Australian civil rights, the legal system (law enforcement, crime, police powers) and treatment of the sick.Legal processes and treatment of the sick.Paper; book.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, civil rights, legal system, law enforcement, crime, police, whitmore, harry, prosecution, arrest, rights, sickness, liberty, freedom of information

Cain discusses issues free speech and political surveillance in WWI. The book includes the history of intelligence agencies that started in WWI, but also surveillance of communists and spying on the left in Australia during peace time.Significant to matters of national security, freedom of speech and movement and the use of intelligence agencies during and post WWI.Paper; book. Front cover: blue and green theme with white dots, dark male head with eye accentuated; white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.cain, frank, wwi, world war i, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, surveillance, intelligence agencies, free speech, civil liberties, communism, spying

Autobiography of Labor Party politician, Fred Daly (1913-1995). Daly was Member of the House of Representatives for several years, (1943-1975) and held office during the Whitlam government. Daly's political career ended at the time of Sir John Kerr's sacking of the Whitlam government that happened on 11 November 1975.Covers significant decades of Labor history as well as being an autobiography of a longstanding Labor MP. Pertinent to the history of the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975.Book; 268 pages. Cover: green and mauve background; artistic impression of Fred Daly; black lettering; author's name and title.Title page: one volume has author's signature in blue biro. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, daly, fred, daly, frederick, alp, australian labor party, whitlam, gough, whitlam, eg, government, house of representatives, kerr, sir john, grayndler, whitlam government - dismissal

Don Dunstan was a South Australian state politician known for progressive reforms. He was premier of South Australia over the periods June 1967-April 1968 and June 1970-February 1979. He resigned from politics in 1979 and died in 1999.The book forms part of Labor Party history in South Australia and is of an autobiographical nature.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white photograph of Don Dunstan; red and yellow lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, dunstan, don, south australian parliament, premier - south australia, politics, politicians

Bob (Robert) Hawke is a former union leader and a former ALP prime minister. Hawke's biography was written by his now wife, Blanche d'Alpuget.Significant to Australian Labor Party and union/ACTU history. Biographical interest.Book; 426 pages Front cover: grey and blue background (blue may be the Eureka flag); colour photograph of Bob Hawke; black and yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, bob, hawke, robert, d'alpuget, blanche, biography, actu, australian council of trade unions, alp, australian labor party, unions

The book focusses upon the differences between Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Robert Menzies about strategies in WWII. The author reports that Menzies' attempt to displace Churchill led to Menzies' political demise.Significant to foreign policy, history of WWII and politics in Australia and the United Kingdom.Book; 271 pages. Cover: grey background; black and white picture of Menzies and Churchill; gold and white lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, menzies, bob, menzies, r, world war ii, wwii, churchill, sir winston, menzies, sir robert, churchill, winston, menzies, robert, diplomatic relations, foreign relations, history - united kingdom, history - australia, day, david, hitler, adolf

Beginnings of the Australian labour movement and the ideas and circumstances that shaped it over the period 1850-1907.Australian labour movement history - 19th Century.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.australian labour movement, australian labor party, alp, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, australian history, 1850-1907, ballarat trades hall