Contents: - The opening of the Century - Napoleon Bonaparte - The Congress of Vienna - Social condition of Great Britain - The Reform Bill - The redress of wrongs - Chartism - Our wars - The victories of peace - Christian missions - The charities of the nineteenth century - Our Indian empire - Our colonies - France: The restored monarchy - France: The second empire - Germany - Austria-Hungary - Italy - Russia - Turkey - The United States of America - The Papacy - The progress of liberty in Europe Politics, history, religious and social customs - 19th Century Europe.Book; 475 pages. Cover: green background; 19th Century Library insignia; gold lettering; author's name and title. In black ink, "? ? Falconer, 19th July 1895".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics and government, social conditions, social customs, religion, foreign relations, warfare

Contents: The "Wild West" years : Teddy's trust-busting detective force -- J. Edgar Hoover : the man with the secrets -- Gangbusters -- Blacklists, blackmail, and McCarthyism -- Civil rights, the KKK, and political unrest -- Bringing down the syndicate : investigating organized crime and political miscreants -- Spybusters -- Standoffs gone bad : confronting Ruby Ridge, Waco, and other disasters -- "Sneak and peak" : domestic surveillance and wiretapping. FBI is responsible for domestic intelligence and security in the USA.History, civil rights, politics - FBI (USA).Book; 252 pages. Dustjacket: black background; Department of Justice FBI insignia; white and gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, federal bureau of investigation (fbi), law enforcement - usa, intelligence - usa, espionage - usa, politics and government - usa, civil rights - usa

Biography of Charles James Fox. Fox was a British Whig and rival of William Pitt the Younger.British history and politics. Biographical interestBook; 271 pages. Cover: black background; black and white picture of Fox; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.In pencil, "6.95, UKB, 37950". Black stamp, "$ BOOKS BUY & SELL, 711 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, 212-2478." btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fox, charles james, history - united kingdom, biography, political parties - whig, politics and government, pitt, william (the younger)

Pictorial and textual biography of Harold Macmillan who was the UK Prime Minister from 1957-1963. He represented the Conservative Party.Biographical interest. Politics and history - United Kingdom.Book; 182 pages. Dustjacket: out of focus picture - background; photograph of Harold Macmillan in the foreground; blue and black lettering; title. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, macmillan, harold, conservative party - united kingdom, prime ministers - united kingdom, biography, history - united kingdom, politics and government

Biography/historical account of Charles Joseph La Trobe. History and politics - Australia. Biographical interest - La Trobe. References to Ballarat - Eureka Stockade.Book; 157 pages. Dustjacket: green and black portrait of Charles Joseph La Trobe; yellow, black and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, la trobe, charles joseph, biography, history - australia, eureka stockade - ballarat, politics and government, settlers - australia

Biography of Charles de Gaulle. From Brittanica online: "Charles de Gaulle, in full Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle, (born November 22, 1890, Lille, France—died November 9, 1970, Colombey-les-deux-Églises), French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France’s Fifth Republic." More at this URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-de-Gaulle-president-of-FranceHistory and politics - France. Biographical interest - de Gaulle.Book; 202 pages. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title.Dewey decimal code in white on the spine. Purple stamp, "Advertiser Newspapers Library, ANL". Dewey decimal code inside cover. Blue ink, indecipherable (initials?). Blue ink, "18/9 APC".btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, de gaulle, charles, politics and government - france, military - world war ii, presidents - france - biography, history - france, biography

The book is a biography and political history focussing upon the career of former National Party Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Bjelke-Petersen was Country Party/National Party Premier of Queensland for almost twenty years and is renowned for using police to obstruct street demonstrations and his unsuccessful "Joh for PM" campaign (against PM Bob Hawke). He is believed to have been pivotal in the 1975 constitutional crisis that led to the sacking of Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. His wife, Florence Bjelke-Petersen, was a Senator in the Australian Federal Parliament. This biography was written at the time when Petersen was still Premier (1983).Politics and government. Biographical interest.Book; 375 pages. Dustjacket: white background; colour photograph of Joh Bjelke-Petersen shaped like a jigsaw piece; black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, premiers - bjelke-petersen, joh, senators - bjelke-petersen, florence, biography, politics and government, country party, national party

Autobiography of Herbert Hoover from his boyhood and through his political career. Hoover was a Republican president of the United States from 1929-1933. He was defeated in the 1932 election by Democrat, Franklin D. Roosevelt.Politics and government - USA. Autobiographical interest.Book; 325 pages. Dustjacket: red and blue background; picture of Herbert Hoover; white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: red and blue background; white lettering; author's name and title.In blue ink, name, [Illegible] Barlow?, crossed out.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hoover, herbert, presidents - united states, autobiography, republican party - usa, democratic party - usa, roosevelt, franklin

Story of the Communist Party of Australia and its beginnings in 1920 in Sydney. References to Ballarat Trades Hall and associated entities.Relevant to the trade union movement and the Australian political landscape.Paper; book. Dust jacket: brown background; red, black and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black; white lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, communist party australia, communism, politics and government, trade unions - australia, trade unions - history, rowe, e.j. - ted

Mathews writes about the future of work, social freedom and employment - reshaping of economics to authentically serve the interests of the community. Includes discourse about citizenship and attitudes towards politics and politicians, and history of Catholic social thinkers and activists in Australia. Race Mathews (author) has held many political roles and elected positions at federal and local levels.Political, social and economic relevance.Book; paper. Cover: blue background; white and orange lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mathews, race, distributism, economics, citizenship, catholicism, politics and government

Emerging unionism of phone technicians, flight attendants and bank employees in Australia. Effects of technology upon these professions. Equal opportunity and women's rights perspectives.Workplace change - technology - management of change. Exposition of industries covered by the following unions: Australian Telecommunications Employees' Association; Australian Flight Attendants' Association; Australian Bank Employees' Union.Book.Title page: 'D.J. Spiers, Curtin University, December 1988', in blue ink. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, telecommunications - telstra, aviation - flight attendants, banking - employees, technological advancement, equal opportunity - women's rights, management of change

Approaches current (1997) employment relations in Australia comparative to other countries (especially the United States and European nations). Note: this book was published one year after the Coalition (National and Liberal parties) returned to government in Australia and is therefore written before the enactment of the WorkChoices legislation and the subsequent Fair Work Act. Includes commentary about the likely future of industrial relations. The authors provide analysis around the following industries: automative; banking; information technology; Australian steel; and telecommunications.Industrial relations in the 1990s. Book; paperback.Front cover: editors' names and title. Title page: in black ink, "D.J. Spiers, University of Ballarat, April 1997".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial relations, workplace relations act, automative industry, banking, information technology, steel, telecommunications

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 documents are a core historical source of information about the history of the BTLC building. The building is part of the rich history of unionism within the region.Paper in one folder.ballarat star, correspondence, deeds, regulations, meetings, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, btlc, eight hours anniversary committee, ballarat trades hall

Ballarat Sustenance and Relief Workers' Union was a Trades Hall Council-sponsored organisation co-ordinating the self help activities of the Ballarat unemployed during the 1930s depression. (1935-1940) Central Unemployed Committee was established in Melbourne by Victorian Trades Hall Council in 1933. The Committee was known to actively lobby against work for the dole schemes.The file forms part of the history of "unemployed unions" during The Great Depression. It also highlights attempts by previous Australian governments to impose "work for the dole" on to unemployed persons in exchange for unemployment benefits. Paper in folder.unemployment, dole, central unemployed committee, victorian trades hall council, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, work for the dole, ballarat sustenance and relief workers' union, the great depression

The Progressive Political League was formed in 1891 after the 1890 Maritime Workers Strike; it subsequently became the Australian Labor Party. The PPL is also contemporaneous with the defeat of the Shearer's Strike (1891). Its platform included "electoral reform, reform of the labour laws, social reform and supported Federation on a ‘democratic basis’." (Anarchist Age 2008). More information about the formation of the Progressive Political League in Victoria can be found at http://anarchistmedia.org/pdf/701-800/AAWR-07768.html More information about the history of the PPL and its political fortunes can be found in Paul Strangio's book, "Neither Power Nor Glory". PPL enjoyed some political success in Victoria around this time, but it was unsustainable due to the loose political allegiances of some of the candidates. (Strangio 2012). Committee reports are part of the history of the PPL and the ALP's early attempts to gain parliamentary representation. Reports held are from the Ballarat West Branch.Paper in folder.ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, ppl, progressive political league of victoria, elections, labor, australian labor party, parliament, btlc

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

The story of the 1951 confrontation and lockout of waterfront workers in New Zealand (1951).A memoir that tells the story of a key event in New Zealand's union history.Paper. Front cover: red background; sepia picture of Jock Barnes; black and white text.Front cover: author's name, editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, new zealand, unions, waterfront workers, never a white flag, barnes, jock, memoir, history

Eden was Foreign Secretary in the United Kingdom for three terms and one of the authors of the Geneva Conference agreements on Indo-China in 1954. The Indo-China war happened from 1946-1954.Significant to the Indo-China War, UK foreign policy and politics.Paper; bookgeneva conference, indo-china, south east asia, war, indo-china war, btlc, ballarat trades hall, foreign policy, foreign secretary - united kingdom, french indo-china

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

An oral history of rank and file wharfies - history of working on the Melbourne waterfront.Relevant to the history of trade unionism and especially waterfront workers.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white image of two men; red and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, oral histories, wharfies, waterfront workers, unions, maritime workers' union, maritime workers' strike, class wars

A study of the rise of the Labor Party in Queensland.Paper; book.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, alp - queensland branch, australian labor party, australian labor party - queensland branch, political science, politics, government

Rethinking labour movement goals for the 1990s.Pertinent to the labour movement's history and goals.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow background; black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, socialism, working class, politics, unions, economy, alp, australian labor party

An account of the Miners' Federation in Wongthaggi, Victoria - its history and significant influence upon the local community.Relevant to the history of trade unions in Australia, particularly the Miners' Federation in the town of Wonthaggi.Paper; book. Front cover: orange/yellow and black. White and black text. Picture (artistic impression) of coal miners.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, miners' federation, wonthaggi, state coal mine, unions, history, miners, mining - coal

Contents: Badges of labour The banner painters Banners of pride British tradition National symbolism City and landscape WorkRelevant to labour and union banners and propaganda.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: yellow background; image of a large man, red trucks and skyscrapers; black text.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, union banners, flags, badges, unions, union emblems, history, union history

The history of a Ballarat footwear manufacturing firm, Oliver's Shoes - over 125 years of business.Relevant to history of manufacturing industries in Ballarat. The Oliver's Shoes worksite is the only known TCFU site currently operating in Ballarat.Paper; book; 194 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, shoes, manufacturing, oliver's shoes, tcfu, oliver family, footwear, history

Jack O'Leary was a prominent official in the Rail, Tram and Bus Union in Brisbane. The story tells of how Jack and his union brought corrupt politicians to account.Relevant to Australian unions (especially the RTBU) and political history. Paper; book. Front cover: black and white picture of Jack O'Leary; red and yellow text.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, o'leary, jack, rail, tram and bus union, politics, politicians, political corruption, unions, union officials

Jan Vennik was a miner at the Eureka Stockade who was arrested for alleged treason. This book investigates whether Jan Vennik was innocent and provides a biographical account beyond what happened at the Stockade. Vennik was acquitted of the treason charges.Significant to the story of the Eureka Stockade. Biographical interest.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: colour photograph of the Southern Cross/Eureka Flag; blue theme; white text.Front cover: Title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, vennik, jan, eureka stockade, gold, gold miners, treason, biography, dutch miners - eureka

The book comes from public talks given by Chomsky in 2002 (as a follow up to 9/11) and a previously unpublished interview. Chomsky reflects upon terrorism, US foreign policy and offers different non-violent solutions. Contents: Part I: Interview with Noam Chomsky for the film Power and Terror Part II: U.S. arms, human rights, and social health Part III: Talks and conversations "Why do they hate us, when we're so good?" Visiting the West Bank with Azmi Bishara Media bias and Palenstine How should we respond? The United States and the world Part IV: More information Further reading: a selection of books by Noam Chomsky About the film Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in our times About the author About the editor About the publishers. Relevant to 9/11 and to US foreign policy and terrorism.Paper; book. Front cover: colour photograph of a military officer with gun and children looking on; black and red lettering. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, 9/11, terrorism, foreign policy - united states, chomsky, noam, interviews, violence, government