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A short history of Australia: new and revised edition, Clark, Manning, 1964
History of Australia: 1788-1969.Some references to Ballarat including the Monster Meeting and the Eureka Stockade.Hardback with dustjacket; green and white background; black lettering; 274 pages.Front cover: Author's name and title; white round price sticker. Back cover: Author's biography and other publications. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, history - ballarat, history - indigenous, convicts, macquarie, immigration, politics -
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Australian history: The occupation of a continent, Mellor, Suzanne, 1978
Australian history includes coverage of: Indigenous matters; white settlement; Macquarie; convicts; immigration; pastoral era; politics; gold rush; unions; identity; federation; wars; the great depression.Treatment of issues relating to the Ballarat Reform League and the Eureka Stockade. One chapter covering craft unions, unskilled workers, Trades Halls, women's issues, industrial action, and ALP and unionism.Paperback; yellow with black lettering; 411 pages.Front cover: title and authors' names Title page: the name CULNANE has been written in red.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, history - ballarat, history - indigenous, gold mining - ballarat, eureka stockade, ballarat reform league, unions - history -
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Australia: A social and political history, Greenwood, Prof Gordon, 1955
... Australia: A social and political history Blue hardcover ...Single volume history of Australia: 1. The foundation years; 2. The pastoral ascendancy; 3. Colonial liberalism; 4. Nationalism, the labour movement and the Commonwealth; 5. National development and social experimentation; 6. Australia at war; 7. Development in the twenties; 8. Depression and war.Significant to Australia's national history. The book was written in 1955, so does not cover the entire twentieth century.Blue hardcover with dustjacket; book; 445 pages. Dustjacket: background is fawn and blue; illustrations in fawn and blue; white lettering. Front cover: title and editor's name. Back cover: title, authors' and editor's names. Inscribed in blue biro with the name Graham F Hall 1969.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, war -
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Equality and authority: a study of class, status and power in Australia, Encel, S, 1970
... Sociology Class - Australia Bureaucracy Politics Economy War Encel ...Study of Australian society - "class, status and power in ... affluent industrial communities of today ...". Book is in five parts: 1. Introduction; 2. An egalitarian society? 3. Political authority; 4. Economy and society; 5. Nationalism, imperialism and militarism. Significant to economics, social structures, politics and way of life.Paperback book; 492 pages. Cover: black background; orange and white text; photographs of unknown persons.Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: description of content.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, sociology, class - australia, bureaucracy, politics, economy, war -
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Alfred Deakin: A biography (Vol 2), La Nauze, J.A, 1965
... of a two volume set. Index: 15. Australian Correspondent 16 ...Alfred Deakin was one of the founding fathers of Federation and was Prime Minister of Australia over the periods 1903-1904, 1905-1908 and 1909-1910. He was the federal member for Ballaarat from 1901-1913 and was attorney general in the Barton government. He also served in the State of Victoria parliament. In his second term, Deakin's government passed the Census and Statistics Act 1905, Papua Act 1905, Representation Act 1905 and Copyright Act 1905. The book is based on Deakin's private papers, writings, private and official materials. This is volume two of a two volume set. Index: 15. Australian Correspondent 16. Three Elevens 17. "A Notice to Quit"? 18. "Nation Building", 1905-1908 19. New Hebrides 20. New Guinea and Hubert Murray 21. Empire 22. London, 1907 23. The Defence of Australia 24. Fusion, 1909 25. "Harvest" and Defeat 26. "Mercy of Release" 27. "A Shadow in a Dream" 28. "Content and more than Content" Appendices: I. Victorian Ministries, 1877-1900 II. Commonwealth Ministries, 1901-1914Biographical interest. Relevance to history of Ballarat and Australia.Hardcover - book; 348 pages. Cover dust jacket: black and white lettering; faded. Cover without dust jacket: green cloth; gold lettering.The book is stamped "The private library of Rex Testro" on title page and on the page following the index.btlc, ballarat trades hall, unions ballarat, deakin, alfred, federation, prime ministers - australia - alfred deakin, biography, politics, members of parliament -
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John Howard - badge
John Howard was the coalition Prime Minister of Australia from 1996-2007. His predecessor was Paul Keating (ALP). John Howard's coalition government was defeated in 2007 by Kevin Rudd (ALP).Political significance.Round white metal button with pin on the back. Red writing.Red writing: "My mum says Johnny Howard is a mongrel bastard."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, howard, john, prime ministers - australia - john howard -
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How to become Prime Minister: For All Aspiring Politicians and the People Who have to Vote For Them (Don Woodward Collection), Cohen, Barry, 1990
... that politicians should know Australia's history. Australian politics. btlc ...Barry Cohen was a minister in the Hawke Labor government. The book gives realistic advice about entering politics, with particular emphasis that politicians should know Australia's history.Australian politics.Book; 264 pages. Cover: blue background; black and white drawing of Fraser, Curtin, Hawke, Whitlam, Menzies and Chifley; black and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, prime minister, history - australia, alp, australian labor party, chifley, ben, fraser, john malcolm, curtin, john, hawke, bob, whitlam, gough, menzies, bob -
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Prince and the Premier: Story of Perce Galea, Bob Askin and the Others Who Gave Organized Crime Its Start in Australia (Don Woodward collection), Hickie, David, 1985
About the role of Perce Galea, a gambling entity, and Liberal Premier, Bob Askin, in the start of Australian organised crime. Covers prominent persons who were discovered to have been part of corrupt behaviour in NSW.Political and legal significance.Paper; book; 544 pages.Front cover: author and title.galea, perce, askin, bob, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politicians - premiers - nsw, crime - organised, corruption, gambling -
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The Whitlam Venture (Don Woodward Collection), Reid, Alan, 1985
... . Gough Whitlam was the ALP Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 ...Gough Whitlam was the ALP Prime Minister of Australia from 1972-1975. It was the first ALP government since Ben Chifley's government was defeated in 1951. The book is an historical account of the Whitlam government years. Whitlam was dismissed, in controversial circumstances, by the governor general (Sir John Kerr) and Malcolm Fraser (Liberal Opposition Leader) was appointed as caretaker Prime Minister.. This was an unprecedented action. A federal election followed soon after in which the Whitlam government was defeated. Federal political history.Book; 536 pages. Dustjacket: green background; black and white picture of Gough Whitlam with microphone; white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, prime minister - australia - gough whitlam, politics, governor general, kerr, sir john, constitution - australia, parliament - australia, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, fraser, malcolm, leader of the opposition -
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The Colt from Kooyong: Andrew Peacock, a Political Biography (Don Woodward Collection), Schneider, Russell, 1981
... Affairs. After leaving politics, Peacock became Australian... for Foreign Affairs. After leaving politics, Peacock became Australian ...Andrew Peacock was the member for Kooyong and at various times served as Leader of the (Liberal) Opposition. He served as a cabinet minister including the portfolio of Minister for Foreign Affairs. After leaving politics, Peacock became Australian Ambassador to the United States.Biographical and political (Liberal Party Australia).Book; 144 pages. Front cover: brown background with colour photograph of Andrew Peacock; yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, leader of the opposition, liberal party australia, biography, politics and government -
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Evatt the Enigma (Don Woodward Collection), Dalziel, Allan, 1967
... politics. The author was Evatt's secretary for 20 years. Australian ...Biography of HV Evatt who was a justice of the high court from 1930 to 1940, an ALP politician from 1940 to 1960, served in the Curtin and Chifley cabinets and was Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1960 to 1962. The book focuses upon his time in federal politics. The author was Evatt's secretary for 20 years.Australian politics and the labour movement.Book; 186 pages. Dustjacket: full colour artist's impression of Evatt; blue and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, evatt, hv (doc), politics, leader of the opposition, curtin, john, chifley, ben, courts, courts - high court, australian labor party, alp -
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Matters For Judgment: An autobiography (Don Woodward Collection), Kerr, Sir John, 1979
An autobiography. Sir John Kerr's (Governor General) dismissal of the Whitlam ALP Government in 1975 brought on a constitutional crisis. The Whitlam (ALP) government lost the election that followed this unprecedented act. Political and constitutional significance. Autobiographical.Book; 468 pages. Dustjacket: author and other information in black lettering; title in green lettering; black and white photograph of Sir John Kerr.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, prime ministers - australia - gough whitlam, politicians, whitlam, gough, kerr, sir john, governor general, constitution - australia, history - australia -
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Keating: The Inside Story (Don Woodward Collection), Edwards, John, 1996
A biography. Paul Keating was Treasurer in the Hawke ALP government. He succeeded Bob Hawke as Prime Minister of Australia following a successful leadership challenge. Keating was defeated by John Howard in the 1996 election.Biographical, political.Book; 594 pages. Front cover: brown background; colour photo of Paul Keating; gold and white lettering; author's name and title.Stamp in red ink: "rejected copy - not for sale - under copyright".btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, howard, john, hawke, bob, keating, paul, prime minister - australia, alp, australian labor party, treasurer - australia -
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Why I Fight (Don Woodward Collection), Lang, J.T, 1934
Lang is a former premier of NSW. The book explores his financial-political manifesto. Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Autobiographical interest - Jack Lang.Book; 351 pages. Front cover: orange; black lettering; author's and title name. Pencil underlinings and annotations.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lang, jt, lang, jack, politicians - premiers - nsw, politics and government - nsw, history - australia, alp, australian labor party -
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The Gorton experiment (Don Woodward Collection), Reid, Alan, 1971
... is described as a disparaging account. Australian politics ...John Gorton became Australian Prime Minister (1968-1971) after the disappearance of Harold Holt (with McEwan being the interim Prime Minister). Holt and Gorton were both from the Liberal Party Australia. Gorton has been described as a larrikan and an eccentric in his time as prime minister. The book is described as a disparaging account.Australian politics. Biographical.Book; 455 pages. Dust jacket: green background; author's name and title in white lettering; two-tone picture of John Gorton. Cover: yellow; green lettering; author's name and title. Title page: "To my son John Aug 4th 1971 Dad."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gorton, john, prime ministers - australia, holt, harold, liberal party australia, politics, biography -
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Don't you worry about that! The Joh Bjelke-Petersen Memoirs (Don Woodward Collection), Bjelke-Petersen, Joh, 1990
... obstructed street demonstrations for a long period of time. Political ...Autobiography - Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Petersen was the longest serving Premier of Queensland from 1968-1987, representing the National Party. His wife, Flo Bjelke-Petersen, served in the federal senate. He is known for the Joh for PM campaign (unsuccessful) and as a participant in the downfall of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975. By use of the Queensland police force, he obstructed street demonstrations for a long period of time. Political autobiography - Queensland - National Party.Book; 259 pages. Front cover: white text; author's name and title; colour photograph of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, premier - queensland, politics, national party of australia, premiers - bjelke-petersen, joh, autobiography, senators - bjelke-petersen, florence -
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Servant of the house (Don Woodward Collection), Green, Frank C, 1969
Autobiography of Frank Green who worked as a clerk of the House of Representatives from 1937-1955.Political relevance - including insights into the Petrov Affair and the Prime Ministerships of Scullin, Chifley, Menzies, Lyons and Curtin. Book; 173 pages. Dustjacket: black background; red and white lettering; author's name and title; two-tone photo of the author. Front cover: grey background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Valerie Muir in blue biro.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, house of representatives - australia, parliamentiary staff, autobiography, prime ministers - australia -
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Sir John did his duty (Don Woodward Collection), Barwick, Garfield, 1983
... . Relevance to Australian political and constitutional history. btlc ...The Whitlam ALP government came to power in 1972 after 23 years in opposition. Whitlam's government was aspirational in terms of its social justice and equality agenda. The government was dismissed on 11 November 1975 by the governor general, Sir John Kerr; this act was unprecedented. The book is written by Garfield Barwick who was a high court judge; Barwick provided advice to Sir John Kerr at the time. The author defends the appropriateness/legality of Kerr's role and decision making at the time of the dismissal. The ALP lost the election held on 13 December that was caused by the 1975 double dissolution/constitutional crisis.Relevance to Australian political and constitutional history. Book; 129 pages. Front cover: white background; green illustration of a building; green lettering; author's name and title.Price - 50c - in pencil.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics and government, constitution - australia, kerr, sir john, barwick, garfield, whitlam, gough, prime ministers - australia - gough whitlam, prime ministers - australia - malcolm fraser, fraser, malcolm, dismissal - government, courts - high court, parliament, australian labor party, alp, liberal party australia -
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Anatomy of a Coup - The Sinister Intrigue behind the Dismissal (Don Woodward Collection), Foley, Stephen et al, 1990
The author analyses the 1975 Whitlam/ALP dismissal focussing upon a theory that the KGB played a role in these events.Political analysis.Book; 262 pages. Front cover: Australian flag background; hammer and sickle image; black and white head shots; black and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, whitlam, gough, alp, australian labor party, kerr, sir john, constitution - australia, kgb, komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, committee for state security, soviet union, double dissolution election, the dismissal -
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Killen in company (Don Woodward Collection), Killen, Sir James, 1989
... politics - australia... politics and government politics - australia liberal party ...Autobiography of Sr James Killen who was a Liberal cabinet minister in the Gorton, McMahon and Fraser ministries.Political (LNP) and autobiographical interest.Book; 182 pages. Front cover: grey background; colour photograph of Jim Killen; black lettering; author's name and title.Stamp: "D&J Hamilton" with address.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, killen, sir james, politics and government, politics - australia, liberal party australia, lpa, cabinet ministers, autobiography -
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Twenty years hard Labor (Don Woodward Collection), Haylen, Leslie, 1969
... ballarat trades hall australian labor party alp politics ...Documents Haylen's disappointment with the ALP and parliament. He was particularly unhappy with the right wing of the party. Haylen was a federal parliamentarian in the 1940s. He also had a career as a writer and journalist. First hand - political, autobiographical.Book; 212 pages. Dust jacket: yellow background; red and black photographs of former ALP leaders (e.g. Curtin, Whitlam, Calwell); red and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: red; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine.Inscribed in pencil: "Shop 11, Political 14".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, australian labor party, alp, politics and government, parliament - federal, parliamentarians -
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Rum Rebellion. A Study of the Overthrow of Governor Bligh by John Macarthur and the New South Wales Corps (Don Woodward Collection), Evatt, H.V. (Doc), 1971
... Nations during World War II. Australian political and colonial ...An essay outlining the events of the Rum Rebellion can be accessed at: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/terra-australis-australia/1808-rum-rebellion The book is written by HV (Doc) Evatt who was at various times a federal Labor parliamentarian, former Leader of the Opposition, High Court Judge and was a co-founder of the United Nations during World War II.Australian political and colonial history.Book; 365 pages. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, rum rebellion, bligh, william, mcarthur, john, politics and government - nsw, army - nsw, history - australia - colonial -
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From Barton to Fraser : every Australian prime minister (Don Woodward Collection), Carroll, Brian, 1978
Biographical profiles of all Australian Prime Ministers from the time of Federation up until the 1970s when Malcolm Fraser's coalition government was in power.Biographical and political interest.Book; 176 pages. Front cover: orange background; Spooner cartoon - drawings of Australian prime ministers; black and orange lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, prime ministers - australia, barton, edmund, fraser, malcolm, politics and government, biography -
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Hockey: not your average Joe (Don Woodward Collection), King, Madonna, 2014
Joe Hockey was Treasurer in the Abbott (Liberal Coalition) ministry. He also served in the Howard (Liberal Coalition) ministry. The book was written when he was still an MP and speculated upon whether he would ever become Prime Minister of Australia. However he is no longer in parliament and went on to become the Ambassador of Australia to the United States. The book also contains personal biographical detail. Material is drawn from interviews with Hockey and others.Political and biographical interest.Book; 328 pages. Front cover: blue background; colour photograph of Joe Hockey; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hockey, joe, biography, treasurers - federal, politics and government, cabinet ministers, ambassadors and diplomats, liberal party australia, national party australia -
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Eddie Ward: Firebrand of East Sydney (Don Woodward Collection), Spratt, Elwyn, 1965
... the Australian Labor Party. Before entering politics, Ward worked ...Biography. Eddie Ward served in the Australian House of Representatives from 1932 to 1963 (when he died). He represented the Australian Labor Party. Before entering politics, Ward worked as a labourer, boilermaker, tarpaulin maker, tramways worker and prize boxer. He was a committed unionist.Biographical, historical and political.Book; 262 pages. Dustjacket: red background; black and white photograph of Eddie Ward; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: burgundy/red background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.In black ink: name [illegible].btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian labor party, alp, politics and government, house of representatives, biography -
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The wit of Whitlam (Don Woodward Collection), Wells, Deane, 1976
... dismissal - government Australian Labor Party ALP politics ...Quotations by Gough Whitlam. Forewords to each chapter by the author. Gough Whitlam was Prime Minister (ALP) from 1972 to 1975. The Whitlam government had aspirations within a social justice and equality agenda. The government was dismissed in 1975 by the governor general - this act was unprecedented. An election followed soon after wherein the government was defeated by the Liberal Party.Anecdotal and political interest. Book; 96 pages. Front cover: black background; black and white picture of Gough Whitlam; white lettering; title. Spine: white; black lettering; author's name. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, whitlam, gough, dismissal - government, australian labor party, alp, politics and government, prime ministers - gough whitlam, parliament -
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Dismissal of a premier: the Philip Game papers (Don Woodward Collection), Foott, Bethia, 1968
... , 1932.)" (Back dust jacket.) Political and social history. BTLC ...Jack Lang was a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Sir Philip Game was the State Governor who dismissed Lang. The author of this book is the daughter of the secretary to the Philip Game. Unlike Sir John Kerr (who dismissed Prime Minister Whitlam in 1975), Game expressed some uncertainty about whether his decision to sack Lang's government was sound: "In spite of the popular endorsement of my assassin's stroke, I am still wondering if I did right. I still believe that Lang has a great deal of right on his side, that a lot of what he advocates will have come to pass, and that the extremists on the other side are a greater danger than extreme Labour." (From a personal letter written by Sir Philip Game on July 2nd, 1932.)" (Back dust jacket.)Political and social history.Book; 223 pages. Front cover: blue and white background; photograph of Jack Lang, Sir Philip Game and one other; black lettering; author's name and title. Dust jacket. Back cover: various quotations from Jack Lang, Philip Game, the author and Lady Game.Price: in pencil, $6.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, game, sir philip, lang, jt, lang, jack, treasurer - nsw, finances - federal government australia, state governors - nsw, history - australia, politics and government, premier - nsw -
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The politician who laughed (Don Woodward Collection), Daly, Fred, 1982
Anecdotal humour about Federal politicians and parliament. Fred Daly was a long-serving member of the House of Representatives (1943-1975). He was a cabinet minister at the time of the Whitlam ALP government (1972-1975).Political infotainment.Book; 131 pages. Cover: black; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Dust jacket: blue background; black and white caricatures; white and black lettering; author's name and title.Inscription inside page: "To dearest Keith Happy Christmas 1982 Love Chris"btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, house of representatives - australia, prime minister, cabinet ministers, australian labor party, alp -
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The resolution of conflict (Don Woodward Collection), Hawke, RJL, 1979
From the ABC lecture series. In this volume, Bob Hawke addresses the issues of: how we are governed, Australia in crisis and international context. Bob Hawke is a former ALP Prime Minister, Rhodes Scholar, ACTU President and President of the ALP. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Paul Keating.Political and social interest.Book; 71 pages. Front cover: yellow background; three black and white photographs of Bob Hawke; one blue graphic of Bob Hawke; blue and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, social conditions, politics and government, prime minister - australia, hawke, rjl, actu, alp, australian labor party -
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Sir Isaac Isaacs: A life of service (Don Woodward Collection), Gordon, Max, 1963
... injustices. Australian politics and constitution. BTLC Ballarat ...Sir Isaac Isaacs was the first Australian born Governor General. He was also a key player in drafting of the Australian Constitution. He practised as a lawyer (specialising in company law) and a judge and was known to defend individuals against bureaucratic injustices.Australian politics and constitution. Book; 228 pages. Dust jacket: pink and white background; black and white photo of Isaac Isaacs; white, pink and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: yellow; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine.Inside cover: "To Colin King, With all very best wishes from Ian Hayward, Christmas, 1963."btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, isaacs, isaac, governor general, politics and government, history - australia