Follows the story of Bob Santamaria who opposed communism in the trade union movement. His wish to reform the ALP led to the 1955 split in the party. Santamaria subsequently formed the DLP. There is some focus upon Ballarat's part in this history.Relevant to the history of the trade union movement and the Australian Labor Party. Bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, santamaria, bob, communism, unions, alp, dlp, democratic labor party, australian labor party, evatt, hv (doc), catholic social studies movement, australian labor party (anti-communist)

Ballarat Trades Hall was part of the Intercolonial Trades Hall Congresses created for the purposes of collective organising within labour organisations. There were eight Congresses held within Australia: - 1879 Sydney - 1884 Melbourne - 1885 Sydney - 1886 Adelaide - 1888 Brisbane - 1889 Hobart - 1891 Ballarat (after the Maritime Strike in 1890) The political organisation of the labour movement and of restructuring trade union organisation under the Australasian Federation of Labour were significant agenda items. - 1898 Adelaide The following items were regularly discussed: - legislation of trade unions- organisation of labour - abolition of ‘Chinese and coolie immigration’ - Compulsory Court of Arbitration - Employers Liability Act - legalisation of the 8 hours system - land nationalisation - manhood suffrage - direct representation of labour in Parliament - appointment of working men on technical and other boards - free compulsory and secular education by the state and regulation of apprentices. Some of the resolutions passed were about: - Commonwealth Draft Bill - assisted immigration - payment to Members of Parliament - single tax, paid union organisers - minimum wage and industrial federation. See also http://archives.anu.edu.au/files/document-collection/intercolonial-trade-union-congresses-web-final.pdfTopics of discussion show the union/labour movement's ongoing activism and engagement on parliamentary and union matters, organising and employment on a national scale.1 volumeunions, organising, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, legislation, immigration, court of arbitration, employers liability act, land nationalisation, manhood suffrage, parliament, education, taxation, union organisers, wages, commonwealth draft bill

Ballarat Teachers' College was a predecessor of Federation UniversitySmall booklet with light green cover with the title Victorian Teachers Union - Professional Qualifications Male Assistants' Branch victorian teachers' union, male assistants' branch, professional qualifications, university courses, external studies, technical school subjects, departmental subjects, nominated courses

Baptist Union of Victoria. Diploma of attendance. Awarded by the Sunday School Committee. Awarded to Percy A MAY 1919-1921"Percy A May" hand written, signed by W H Holdsworth and M Burgen. Three stamps at the bottom awarding for attendance for 1919, 1920 and 1921awards and presentations, religion - baptist church, education, percy allan may, w h holdsworth, m burgens

Photo of Maritime Union Australia President Reg SIMS giving the Eulogy for Tom HILLS 5 June 1995deaths and funerals, piers and wharves - waterside workers, tom hills, reg sims, lexie bown, wendy lowenstein

PASSBOOK WAS USED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1942 UNTIL MARCH 1951UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED PASSBOOK FOR INTERKNIT HOSIERY CO. LTD. DIVIDEND ACCOUNTS NUMBERED 3 - 9.local history, commerce, banking, knitting mill, interknit hosiery co.