"Waterfront Re-Structure - A calculated attack by Capital on Labor" Article written late 1980s and authorized by H Bocquet and G Stauntonpiers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, public action campaigns, australian labor party, alp, actu, h bocquet, g staunton, beris campbell

Friends of the Park was established to campaign against the proposal to turn the Railway Reserve into a major road to service the proposed Bayside development. Anne Callaghan was the convenor.Handwritten photocopied invitation to a planning meeting to campaign against converting the Railway Reserve to a major road, an aspect of the 'Bayside' redevelopment, 1988public action campaigns, societies clubs unions and other organisations, transport, parks and gardens, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, anne callaghan, friends of the park, railway reserve

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: 675 copies2011 PMHPS calendar ; Historic Port Melbourne - Borough People. Cover photo is Benjamin BOLTON, Grocer All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864societies clubs unions and other organisations, families, transport - tramways, religion - baptist church, business and traders, domestic life, public action campaigns, sport - australian rules football, local government - city of port melbourne, workers, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, charles s dillon, the settlement, excelsior hall, jack gould, poolman street, cruikshank street, education - sunday schools, benjamin bolton, beach street, tommy lahiff, bob skilton jnr, hester reserve, piers and wharves - waterside workers, port melbourne town hall

One of thirty photos taken by Alison Kelly at the Mission Arts Centre, late 1980s, early 1990s. Some with captions. Many have copies already in collection. Community Day at the Mission Arts Centre, December 1987: Union banners and anti nuclear displayDetails on back in pencilmissions to seamen, arts and entertainment, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, public action campaigns, mission arts centre, harry bocquet, brian couldrey

On a visit to the picket at Swanson Dock in May 1998 there were no badges left to sell. This one, being faulty, was given to donor by a wharfie. Needs a cover.M.U.A. Here to Stay badge from the 1998 Patrick Stevedores lockout of the MUA wharfies. Blue with white letters, damagedpiers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, public action campaigns, transport - shipping, maritime union of australia, mua

Concerned residents held a picket to protest against the withdrawal of heavy rail, and its replacement with light rail. Closure of the railway would involve the loss of the connection with Flinders St, and the rest of the rail network.Photograph of Port Melbourne Picket group holding a fund raising stall in Bay St, c1988public action campaigns, societies clubs unions and other organisations, transport - railways, port melbourne picket group, railway reserve, amelia finch, lloyd finch

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was a book printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival. Having been sold out for two years, it was reprinted with funds from the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development fund just in time to be launched at the 2002 Festival launch held at Beacon Cove on a Yarra Tram, 22 March 2002.2002 reprint of "They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, reprinted March 2002fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels

1971 file of amalgamation papers, bound in black, containing consultants' reports, draft letter to parliamentarians, employment statistics, address to LGAB (100 pp), details of opposing community groups etc. Re union with City of Melbourne. Also two letters re railway along Howe Parade, and copy of 'The Record' article, bound in so that it can't be seen.amalgamation, town planning - proposals shelved, transport - railways, local government, public action campaigns, sholl rutzou sharman pty ltd, henry melville fennell, mayors

Made during the group's campaigns against the loss of railway, the SCDC Bayside development, Council amalgamations and building of road through Railway Reserve.Banner reading 'Port Melbourne Citizens Action Group Fighting for your Rights' '*Market redevelopment * Station Pier *Light rail *Freeway *Your Council' Hand painted onto flannel sheeting in back, purple, red, green and blue; edges hand-boundpublic action campaigns, societies clubs unions and other organisations, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, ian mckay, citizens action group

Campaign leaflets for 1974 Port Melbourne Council, Boundary Ward Election .01 - Michael Barbieri, independent .02 - Phillip Lang, ALPlocal government - city of port melbourne, politics, societies clubs unions and other organisations, michael barbieri, phil lang, alp, australian labor party

The Ballarat Trades and Labour Council was formed in May 1882 and known as the Eight Hours Anniversary Committee. The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council has been in existence from 1883 to the present day.The minutes are a core historical source of information from the inception of BTLC, representing the history of unionism in the Ballarat region. The minutes include items relating to industrial campaigns, social justice and of political significance to the region. Hard cover (bound); 6 volumes Vol 1: 1 June 1883-28 November 1884. Vol 2: 5 December 1884-13 March 1886. Vol 3: 9 March 1888-26 July 1889. (MISSING) Vol 4: 6 February-1891-13 January 1921 - includes minutes of the Ballarat District Anti-Corruption League, 22 November 1917-6 December 1917; finance committee, 6 February 1891-14 June 1893; Ballarat Eight Hour Committee, 23 January 1918-13 January 1921 (see also Vol 5 Ballarat Federal Labor Campaign Council, 5 June 1920). Vol 5: 9 December 1889-17 August 1922 - includes minutes of Eight Hours Committee, 26 January 1921-14 April 1921 (see also Vol 4 reports made to Council by various committees, 9 December 1889-21 October 1892). Vol 6: 16 November 1950-28 May 1953 - includes minutes of Labor Day Committee 28 January 1950-8 March 1951. Vol 7: 1890 - Maritime Strike - Minutes of meetings, correspondence, balance sheets.ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, eight hours anniversary committee, unions, ballarat trades hall, ballarat federal labor campaign council, ballarat eight hour committee, finance committee, ballarat district anti-corruption league, labor day committee

The Ballarat Trades and Labour Council was formed in May 1882 and known as the Eight Hours Anniversary Committee. The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council has been in existence from 1883 to the present day.The minutes are a core historical source of information from the inception of BTLC, representing the history of unionism in the Ballarat region. The minutes include items relating to industrial campaigns, social justice and of political significance to the region. Hard cover (bound); 1 volumeballarat trades and labour council, btlc, eight hours anniversary committee, unions, ballarat trades hall

The establishment of the 8hours day by the Operative Stone Masons in 1856 gave an impetus to the Trade Union Movement in the colony and the slogan “8hrs Work 8hrs Rest 8hrs Recreation” became established fact for the first time in the world. This event was rightly regarded as worthy of celebration and 8hr anniversary committees were formed throughout Victoria. In 1883, the Ballarat Eight Hours Anniversary Committee was renamed Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council.The minutes are a core historical source of information from the inception of Eight Hours Anniversary Committee, subsequently known as Ballarat Trades and Labour Council. They represent the history of unionism in the Ballarat region. The minutes include items relating to industrial campaigns, social justice and are of political significance to the region. Bound, paper. Vol 1: 11 November 1892-23 March 1900. Vol 2: 3 April 1900-23 June 1911. Vol 3: 12 December 1911-27 January 1916 - also contains minutes of the Progressive Political League of Victoria, Ballarat West Branch, 22 June 1891-14 March 1892.eight hours anniversary committee, ballarat regional trades and labour council, btlc, unions, eight hour day, ballarat trades hall, progressive political league of victoria

The Ballarat Trades and Labour Council was formed in May 1882 and known as the Eight Hours Anniversary Committee. The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council has been in existence from 1883 to the present day.The agendas relate to collected minutes of the BTLC/Eight Hour Anniversary Committee. The documents are a core historical source of information from the inception of BTLC/Eight Hour Anniversary Committee, representing the history of unionism in the Ballarat region. The agendas and minutes include items relating to industrial campaigns, social justice and are of political significance to the region. Bound, paper. 2 volumes.ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, eight hours anniversary committee, unions, agendas, secretary's reports, building committee's reports, ballarat trades hall

The mission of One Big Union, was to align all workers belonging to trade and craft unions into a whole union movement to include all Australian workers. Documents in the collection include: (a) Proposed schemes for closer unionism in Victoria (b) Reorganisation. Report of a Committee appointed to draft a scheme for the Reorganisation of the Trade Union movement.Documents are part of the international One Big Union campaign that took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for alignment of trade and craft unions.Paper and folders. Pamphlets.one big union movement, unions, craft unions, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, eight hours anniversary committee, trade unions, ballarat trades hall

Broken Hill strike (1892) was driven by the Women's Brigade and local miners to defend the mines from imported labour. Strike action became infeasible as main persons were arrested for "unlawful conspiracy and inciting riots" and were imprisoned. The Illawarra Miners' Mutual Protective Association Strike (1886) was to secure better rates of pay. The Eight Hours Demonstration (1891) was held in December 1891 as part of the campaign for the Eight Hour Day: 8 hours work, 8 hours rest and 8 hours recreation.The BTLC supported the Broken Hill strike and the Illawarra Miners' Mutual Protective Association Strike. Historically, BTLC was formed out of the Ballarat Eight Days Anniversary Committee. Three items in one folder.eight hours anniversary committee, eight hour day, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, illawarra miners' mutual protective association strike, broken hill strike, strikes, unions, pay rates, imported labour, women's brigade, miners, ballarat trades hall

Biography of Tamie Fraser. Tamie Fraser was married to Malcolm Fraser who was Prime Minister of Australia. Includes her role of campaigning on her husband's behalf in the 1975 Federal election. The author, Christina Hindhaugh, is Tamie Fraser's sister.Relevant to the history of liberal and labour politics in Australia, including events around the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975.Paper; book. Dust jacket: light blue background; colour picture of Tamie Fraser, black and blue lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue; white lettering; author's name and title.Title page: name, "F. J. Story, Ex AL 3/87".fraser, tamie, fraser, tamara, fraser, malcolm, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics, politicians, politicians' spouses, biography, whitlam government - dismissal, whitlam, eg, 1975, liberal party australia, australian labour party, alp, australiana fund, open garden scheme, prime minister, beggs, tamara

Biography of David Stewart (carpenter and educationalist). Through the labour movement, Stewart campaigned for a programme of workers' education. Stewart established a branch of the WEA in Sydney in 1913.Relevant to history of adult education and social history in NSW. The WEA is still in existence and offers courses in languages, the visual arts and humanities.Paper; book. Front cover: orange and white portrait photo of Stewart; red and black text. Front cover: author's name and title.workers educational association, stewart, david, education, labor movement, workers' education, adult education, wea, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council

History of the BLF and the campaign to break it.Relevant to the history of Australian unions and particularly the BLF. Paper, book. Front cover: Black and white image of a rally with Southern Cross flag; blue and white text.Front cover: Author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, blf, builders labourers federation, unions, history, building trades, strikes, industrial disputes, construction workers, politics, government

Photograph: Catherine King campaign poster The poster is a photograph of Catherine King, bearing the Labor Party brand/logo and is attached to the front door verandah. Text on the poster reads: (1) Catherine King: Labor for Ballarat; and, (2) Standing up for our community. This was used in the ALP's 2010 campaign. Catherine King is the federal ALP member for Ballarat and has been office since 2001. She was a cabinet minister in the second Rudd ministry and is now part of the Shadow Cabinet. The 2010 election was won by the Gillard government.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, king, catherine, alp, australian labor party, election campaigning, politicians, cabinet