Autobiography of Australian author, Thomas Kenneally. From the first paragraph: "For this is not an exhaustive tale of boyhood but of the one reckless, sweet, divinely hectic and subtly hormonal year. That is, in my case, 1952. It seems to outweigh the other years, to be the most succulent and the most dangerous."Autobiographical interest. Relevant to Australian literary history.Paper; book. Front cover: full-colour photograph of a child in a military uniform; white text. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kenneally, thomas, kenneally, thomas michael, memoir, autobiography, 1952

Autobiographical account of Killen's twenty eight years in federal parliament.Relevant to history of the Liberal Party Australia and the federal parliament. Autobiographical interest.355 pages. Paper; book. Cover is blue with white lettering and a colour photograph of Killen. Front cover: author's name and book title.killen, james, killen, jim, liberal party australia, parliament, autobiography, politics, politicians

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

Account of Australian assistance to the Indonesian rebellion against the Dutch.Relevant to the history of foreign relations in the region. Paper; book. Front cover: white background; various two-tone pictures including images of Evatt and Chifley; black, green and red text. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, boycotts, foreign relations, indonesia, indonesia - revolution, australian history

The return of Labor to government in 1972 to 1974.Relevant to Australian political history and history of the ALP.Paper; book. Blue and white cover with black and white portrait photographs.Front page: title and authors' name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, whitlam, eg, whitlam, gough, australian labor party, alp, elections, government, whitlam government - dismissal, parliament, mcmahon, william, prime minister

An oral history of Waipuldanya (AKA Phillip Roberts), a full-blood Aboriginal who became a medical assistant for Department of Health at Darwin Hospital.Oral history. Aboriginal biography.Paper; book. Front cover: colour head image of an Aboriginal man; white lettering.Front cover: title and compiler's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, aboriginal persons, oral histories, biography, department of health - northern territory, darwin hospital, waipuldanya, indigenous australians, aboriginal australians, ethnography, northern territory, alawa people, aboriginal - customs

Biography of Fidel Castro who led the communist revolution in Cuba and was the country's leader until 2008. Castro was instrumental in other communist revolutions around the world. His ongoing relationship with the Soviet Union caused tension with the United States and led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.Significant to the history of Communism - especially in Cuba. Paper; book. Front cover: black and white picture of Castro; red, black and white background.Front cover: author's name and title (black and white text).castro, fidel, cuba, cuban missile crisis, soviet union, ussr, usa, united states of america, politics, revolution, history, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall

Memoir of former Liberal Party prime minister, Robert Gordon Menzies. Menzies also served as Deputy Premier of Victoria. He launched the Liberal Party Australia in 1945.Relevance to the history of Australian politics - especially, the Liberal Party Australia and the United Australia Party.Dark coloured paperback with photo of Sir Robert Menzies on the cover. Name of author and title on front cover. Back cover is green with white print, including author's name and a precis of the content. Includes a brief statement of praise from the Daily Telegraph. Prices are at the bottom of the back cover.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, menzies, sir robert, menzies, rg, menzies, bob, prime minister, deputy premier - victoria, liberal party australia, united australia party, cricket - anecdotes, politics, politicians, memoir, autobiography

The General Strike took place in 1926 in Britain. The nine day strike across many industries was called by the Trades Union Congress to protect pay rates and working conditions for coal miners. Relevant to the General Strike and to history of trade unionism in Britain.Paper; book. Cover: collage - picture of 6 men superimposed over a copy of the British Worker; background is white with red text; blue spine.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, general strike - britain, trades union congress - britain, tuc - britain, unions, strikes, industrial action, miners, coal miners, wages

A biography of ALP MP Bill Hayden, formerly leader of the opposition. Hayden relinquished this role, after which Bob Hawke became leader and won the 1983 federal election. Hayden served as Governor General from 1989-1996.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history.Paper; book. Front cover: picture of Bill Hayden. Front cover: title and author.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hayden, bill, alp, australian labour party, politics, politicians, elections, biography, governor general

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

History of the FIA from the early 20th century; has coverage of the steel industry that became significant through the first and second world wars. Relevant to union history in Australia and related industries.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow background, images of banners and other pictures; red and blue text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, fia, federated ironworkers' association of australia, steel industry and trade, iron and steel workers, iron industries, balmain, mort's dock, wwi, wwii

Commemorates the centenary of the Ballarat Library service in 1978.Relevant to the history of Ballarat, community and library services in the region.Paper; bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat library, anniversary, central highlands regional library service, history, public libraries

Autobiography of James McClelland who was a NSW state MP, a solicitor and a senator in the Whitlam ministry. Whilst he was an ally of Santamaria, he did not join the DLP. He was also appointed as a judge in 1980 and in 1984 headed the Royal Commission into Maralinga.Relevant to the history of the ALP and the legal system in Australia.Paperback book. Front cover: author's photograph. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mcclelland, jim, mcclelland, james, alp, australian labor party, justice mcclelland, royal commissions, santamaria, bob, dlp, democratic labor party, whitlam, eg, whitlam, gough, senators, nsw government, nsw mps, maralinga, autobiography

National Council for Women, Victoria is an umbrella organisation for many women's groups and is a political lobby group for reform at local, state and national levels. The group has advocated for pay equality for women.Relevant to social and gender issues in Australia. The author has an impressive history as an advocate for social justice and women's rights. She received several awards throughout her lifetime including the United Nations' Peace Medal in 1975.Paper; book. Cover: black, red and white.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gender issues, national council for women, victoria, lobby groups, social reform, social history, lobbyists, wages, wages equality, women

Untold story of the Eureka Stockade (3 December 1854). The rebellion at Eureka arose as a protest against compulsory mining licences for gold miners and led to the siege at the Stockade by colonial forces.Local significance. Relevant to the history of the Eureka Stockade that took place in Ballarat in 1854.Paper; book. Front cover: Red, blue and black background with an artistic rendition of the battle of Eureka. Yellow and white text. Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, eureka lead, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, civil disobedience, lalor, peter, scobie, james, ballarat reform league, bentley, james, humffray, john, southern cross, australian history

Julian Chan's government attempted to resolve the Bougainville Civil War using diplomatic means and eventually by military force. These attempts brought down the Chan government.Relevant to the political history of Papua New Guinea and the region. Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white military photograph; black and white text.Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, chan, julian, chan, sir julian, prime ministers - papua new guinea, sandline crisis, sandline affair, civil wars, politics, history, bougainville civil war, papua new guinea

Songs are written by various artists. The songs are a continuation of the aims of the Ballarat Reform League, founded by Ballarat miners in November 1854. Historical relevance - Eureka Stockade and beyond.Paper; book. Front cover: sky blue background with images of clouds; image of the Southern Cross flag; blue text.Front cover: editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat reform league, miners - ballarat, songs, history, eureka stockade, eureka stockade celebration

This book fills some gaps in the narrative of goldfields' history. The author addresses social and cultural significance of the goldfields' history.Relevant to the history of gold mining in Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: background is black and white. Picture of soil horizons.Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian history, goldfields, gold, gold mining, social history, eureka stockade

Jack 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. Biographical interest.Paper; book. Front cover: Black and white with a caricature of Jack Lang. Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lang, jack, lang, john thomas, alp, australian labor party - nsw, financial agreements' legislation, premier - nsw, treasurer - nsw, biography

The strike took place in 1891 when pastoralists wanted to reduce shearers' wages and bring in non-union workers at lower rates. The author, Julian Stuart, was one of the leaders of the shearers' strike and was jailed for three years with hard labour. He subsequently worked for the Labour Electoral League (a predecessor of the Australian Labor Party).Relevant to the history of the union movement and especially the shearers' union in Queensland.Book; 167 pages. Dust jacket: red and black background; red and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, strikes, pastoralists, shearers, shearers' strike, queensland, labour electoral league, australian labor party, alp, stuart, julian, prison, workers - non-union, workers - union

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

Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung, was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he ruled from 1949 to 1976. Relevant to the history of China, its revolutionary evolution. Of biographical relevance to Mao Zedong/Mao Tse-tung/Chairman Mao.Paper; bookFront cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, mao zedong, mao tse-tung, chairman mao, china, revolutions - china, people's republic of china

A critical appraisal of Australia's immigration policies and multiculturalism.Relevant to Australian culture and immigration. The book was written in 1998.Paper; book. Cover: White with red, black and white writing. Picture of a burning leaf. Round sticker: "The phenomenal no.1 bestseller".Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, immigration, social history, national culture

An autobiography of ALP MP Bill Hayden, formerly leader of the opposition. Hayden relinquished this role, after which Bob Hawke became leader and won the 1983 election. Hayden served as Governor General from 1989-1996.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history. Biographical interest - Bill Hayden.Paper; book. Cover: Separate photos of Bill Hayden and a house - sepia tones.Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hayden, bill, hawke, bob, politics, politicians, alp, australian labor party, governor general, elections, biography, prime minister, hayden, william george

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

John Gorton is a former Prime Minister of Australia. He became Prime Minister following the disappearance of Harold Holt in 1967. Gorton resigned as leader in 1971 and William McMahon became Prime Minister.Relevant to political history of Australia. Biographical relevance.Paper; book. Front cover: Full colour photograph of John Gorton; black and green text.Front cover: author's name; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, prime minister, holt, harold, gorton, john, mcmahon, william, liberal party australia, politics, politicians, government, biography

A collection of essays about British Liberal Democrats and their policies in the late 1940s and 1950s. Relevant to British political history in the 1940s and the 1950s.Paper; hardcover book. Front cover: yellow background, black text.Front cover: title and editor's name.keynesian, macroeconomics, microeconomics, distributistism, politics, politicians, liberal democrats - britain, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history

History of Ballarat. Table of contents: 1. Ballarat before the gold discovery 2. The gold discovery 3. From the gold discovery 4. Digger hunting 5. The Eureka Stockade 6. Political development 7. Development of mining 8. The town of Ballarat Historical - Ballarat.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, mining - gold, gold, politics, miners

History of the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia. The union ran from 1926-1974; it has subsequently gone through a number of name changes including the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing & Allied Services Union of Australia.Relevant to the history of unions in Australia, particularly the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: Fawn background with blue, red and brown text; sketch of a building façade.Front cover: author's and editor's names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, amalgamated postal workers union of australia, communications electrical electronic energy information postal plumbing & allied services union of australia, politics, labour movement