A short history of the coal miners of South Gippsland, outlining the politics and organisation of their Union. Includes brief biographies of some of the politically active miners, and a list of miners and supporters 1893-1904.mines and mining, waterways, township, strikes

REPORT WRITTEN BY FC WEICKHARDT - OCTOBER 1973HAND WRITTEN IN BLACK INK AN ACCOUNT OF THE CLUNES RIOT ON 9TH DECEMBER 1873 WRITTEN BY F.C. WEICKHARDT OCT 1973local history, document, weickhardt, miners' strike

Members of the Victorian Coal Miners Association, were locked out of the Jumbunna Coal Mine in 1903. The book charts the long battle between capital and labour that lasted seventy weeks.Significant to union history - particularly the Victorian Coal Miners Association - and industrial action. Paper; book. Front cover: old black and white picture of miners with their banner; white text.Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, victorian coal miners association, strikes, unions, jumbunna coal mine, industrial disputes, coal miners

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

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

A cartoon history of the 1998 waterfront dispute.Relevant to the history of unions (especially the MUA) and industrial relations.Paper; book. Cover: black and white; cartoon on the front cover.Front cover: editor, author of foreword and title.ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, btlc, waterfront workers, waterfront dispute 1998, mua, maritime workers' strike, maritime union australia, unions, industrial relations, strikes

The story of what was once the largest Australian union. The Shearers' Union was started by David Temple in 1886 in Ballarat. This union ultimately became the AWU from which the ALP evolved.Relevant to unions in the Ballarat region, particularly the Shearers' Union.Book; 136 pages. White cover with one colour photograph and two images of the Eureka Flag; black lettering; title and author name.Inscribed on title page: "To Graeme Shearer, [donor's name illegible], 04/09/2004."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, shearers' union, shearers' and rural workers' union, awu, australian workers union, alp, australian labor party, temple, david, history, shearers, pastoralists, unions, strikes

The background story of the 1998 industrial dispute between Patrick's stevedoring company and the Maritime Union of Australia. The dispute was triggered by Patrick's restructure of their company and subsequent lock out and dismissal of unionised workers. Non-union labour was deployed in an attempt to break the MUA.Relevance to the Waterfront dispute of 1998, the history of trade unions and, particularly, the MUA.Paper; book. Front cover: colour photographs; black, blue and white text. Front cover: author's name and title; quotation from Philip Adams.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, waterfront dispute 1998, maritime union australia, mua, unions, industrial action, strikes, lock outs, unfair dismissal, patrick's stevedoring, non-union labour

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The front cover is a stylised image of a sea plane over a body of coastal water. The image was created by Paul Matt.non-fictionThe book covers the Aeronautical action that occurred between the Japanese and Americans in the northern pacific islands during the second world war. It focuses on the aircraft and action that occurred between the Kuril Islands and Aleutian Islandsww2, pacific theatre, imperial japanese army air service, united states air force, second world war

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionTaking stock of our heritage / p1. Councillors take a slide! [Kew Recreation Centre] / p1. Community Notices [Auxiliaries; Clubs and Societies; General; Politics; Religious notices; Support groups] / p2&8. Update: Notes from Council [Revitalising Kew Junction; New pedestrian crossing] / Cr Robin Saunders [Mayor of Kew] p3. Kew playgroups / p4. In need of some good yarns ... [Crafts] / p4. Traffic management / p4. Going native at the Billabong / p4. Emergency drivers needed [Meals on Wheels] / p4. No brothels for Kew / p5. No news on Baby Safety Bassinet Loan Scheme / p5. Correction [Kew Councillors] / p5. Maths without fear / p5. Kew Community House / p5. Kew Rotary Art Show / p5. Youth Page - Employment and underemployment / p6. Kew Tennis Club Championships / p6. Vocational training at Kew Cottages / p7. Library News / p7. From the Influenza Epidemic to the Police Strike of 1923 - Part 2 of a personal memory of Kew / Bill Stent p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters