An account of some of Australia's best economic, political and social reform, including interviews with Fraser, Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd and Whitlam's confidant Graham Freudenberg. Table of contents: Three years late to the party The Gough shock A gathering crisis The ingredients for a crack-up Testing the nation's constitution The age of the rorter The siren song of the quarry The drover's dog has his day Learning to let go A license to reform Getting ahead of the game The cult of property Recession as nation-builder The dynamic duo dissolves The last serious election Rolling back the years Passing the tests He of the never ever Tuning in to globalisation The last rich nation standing. Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photographs of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and the character Kath (from the TV show Kath and Kim); red, black and blue lettering.Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, politics, social history, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, rudd, kevin, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, howard, john, hawke, bob, freudenberg, graham, social reform, prime minister, society and culture

This file contains four items about the Watson family, sometime owners of Glenfern. Photocopy of Thomas Lauder Watson family tree, great grandfather of the Watsons of Glenfern, period 1820 to 1988. Photocopy of James Watson and Agnes Montgomery Bookman wedding certificate dated 20/06/1883. Photocopy of Thomas Watson birth certificate 17/10/1816. Photocopy of article on Thomas Greenless Watson, 1859-1912, parliamentary official. Article on his schooling, and his further business history, his marriage details and tribute from Premier William Watt, 1871-1946.watson thomas lauder, watson james, brookman agnes montgomery, watson jessie, watson thomas, watson thomas greenless, watson kathleen, hall kathleen, glendora, house names, nepean highway, elsternwick, offices of parliament

From 'magnetic' album (1200.57.a) and probably collection gathered by Basil Watson when in England.b.Various aircraft and aviators of the era (75) - many with names of aircraft and persons printed on front of card. c. Four cards of note: 1. 3 males in front of a bi-plane - 'Basil' written in ink on top border (above RH male of group); 2. postcard with 'Xmas Greetings from the Australian Flying Squadron'- on reverse: dated Egypt 1916/17 and addressed to Basil Watson at Elsternwick, from ''your forgotten pal, 'Nicco' ''. 3. 7 males (2 in uniform) in factory setting; one male standing higher than others - written in ink on top border 'Basil' (above latter male).Card addressed to G A Watson, Elsternwick ''My dear Dad'' (not postmarked) re availability of tools. d. photograph of biplane (no inscription) - B Watson plane??cottage, miners

"U-Turn for Wool: a radical solution to the problems of the wool industry" - Fred Moylan, 1991 (reprint 1992).To Moira Watson / & the National Wool Museum / with best wishes / from / Fred Moylan / Geelong / 9.10.92.wool marketing wool - history wool growing wool processing, moylan, mr frederick halcomb a.m., wool marketing, wool - history, wool growing, wool processing

Coloured photograph of Jan Pigot, President of the Canterbury History Group handing over the premiership pennants to James Nicolas and John Watson representatives of the Canterbury Football Clubcanterbury, canterbury football club, canterbury history group, nicolas> james, watson> john, pigot> jan, football, flags

Book compiled by Ron Donaldson, Dorothy Smith, Kaye Watson, Margaret Watson, Thelma Wood for celebration of 100th anniversary of Byrneside Hall.Front cover cream, green border. Title in green print. Sketch of hall by Janet Donaldson Allan. Back cover cream. Photograph of horse drawn wagon loaded with wool or wheat and man standing upon.Life in Byrneside. Donors inscriptions on first page.byrneside history

Single page of typed notes on the McLaren family having lived in the Bedford Road area of Ringwood from April 1927, headed "On The Street Where You Live" prepared by Eva McLaren (now Moore), dated 11 March 2003. +Additional Keywords: McLaren, Eva / McLaren, Rev Gilbert / McLaren, Dorothy / Wigley, Linda / Wigley, Evan / Wigley, Ralph / Wigley, Eslie / Wigley, Amy / Wigley, Bernard / Wigley, Ray / Lobascher, Joe / Lobascher, Mary / Evans, Fay / Evans, Mr and Mrs / Woollacott, Eveline / Woollacott, May / Mannix, Dr / Tasker Family / Paddock, Miss / Watson, Clarice / Watson, Bert / Watson, Vera / Swan, Alix

N. Bailey (Nick Bailey - Staff)tree roots, urban soils, arboriculture

Joy Watson, Marge McLeean, Olive Watson, Laurel Coates, Mrs Pat Kilpatrick, Susan Jackson, Yvonnes Eastick, Lynette Seamons, Ann Robinson.Group of Girl guides with leaderNames on Backclub

Plan for the standard council verandah designed 1890s, adopted 1899 but cancelled; then adopted 1901.Details of adoption and subsequent adoption, signed by Edwards, Crockford, Watson; written in blue pencil on back : verandahbuilt environment - commercial, henry norval edwards, william watson, arthur victor heath, edward c crockford, town clerks, david clark armstrong