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. See 0019-0026.The receipts are part of the history of the 7th Intercolonial Trades Hall Congress in Ballarat and are a record of its incoming finances.Paper in folder.ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, btlc, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress, finances, receipts

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. See 0019-0026.The receipts are part of the history of the 7th Intercolonial Trades Hall Congress in Ballarat and are a record of its incoming finances.Bookbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, finances, organising, unions, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress

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. See 0019-0026.The receipts are part of the history of the 7th Intercolonial Trades Hall Congress in Ballarat and are a record of its expenditure.Bookbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress, organising, unions, finances

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. See 0019-0026.The bank book is part of the history of the 7th Intercolonial Trades Hall Congress in Ballarat and is part of its financial records.Bank bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, bank book, organising, finances, unions, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress

The Ballarat Unemployed Association was a collective in the 1930s advocating for the welfare and rights of unemployed persons. For example, a deputation from BUA approached council in 1931 with a request to waive council rate payments in exchange for volunteer labour.Of significance to matters of employment and social equity in the Ballarat region.Paper, two bound volumes (E97/27/1-2)ballarat unemployed associaton, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, employment, minutes, welfare

The Ballarat Unemployed Association was a collective in the 1930s advocating for the welfare and rights of unemployed persons. The minutes of the social committee constitute part of the history of this group. The minutes include details of subscriptions to various functions that were arranged. See also 0036.1 bound volumeballarat unemployed association, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unemployment, minutes, welfare, social clubs

A Trades Hall Council-sponsored organisation co-ordinating the self help activities of the Ballarat unemployed during the 1930s depression. (1935-1940) Significant to history and operations of Ballarat Sustenance and Relief Workers' Union.Paper (1 item)ballarat sustenance and relief workers' union, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, unemployment, the great depression, constitution, rules, unions

A Trades Hall Council-sponsored organisation co-ordinating the self help activities of the Ballarat unemployed during the 1930s depression. (1935-1940)The minutes are significant to the history and operations of Ballarat Sustenance and Relief Workers' Union.6 bound volumesballarat sustenance and relief workers' union, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, unemployment, the great depression, ballarat trades hall, minutes

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

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)Union tickets were important as evidence of proving financial union membership.Paper - union ticket.unions, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat sustenance and relief workers' union, union ticket, pence cards, ballarat trades hall, unemployment, the great depression

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)Pence cards were important as evidence of proving financial membership of unions.3 cardsE. Constable T. Quigleyconstable, r., quigley, t., btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, unions, union tickets, ballarat sustenance and relief workers' union, unemployment

Several unemployed strike actions took place in the thirties to improve relief assistance to unemployed persons. Assistance could be in the form of food rations, money or nothing at all. State governments paid very small amounts of unemployment relief that were funded by state taxes. More information about unemployed strike actions and unemployed unions can be found at Solidarity Online: http://www.solidarity.net.au/highlights/organising-the-unemployed-dole-strikes-and-the-1930s-depression/ 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.Unemployed strikes in the 1930s showed the power of collective action and are a strong part of the history of Ballarat and other Trades Halls. Unemployed strike actions are also part of the history of The Great Depression and the beginning of a state-funded welfare system for unemployed persons.Paper, one bound volume.unemployed strike committee, minutes, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, the great depression, strikes, susso, dole, unemployment, unemployment benefits, victorian trades hall council, vthc, rationing, rationing, unemployed workers movement, uwm, ballarat sustenance and relief workers' union, ballarat trades hall

Mothers' Social Club, Ballarat/Unemployed Mothers' Club was formed during The Great Depression in Ballarat. The minutes also include minutes of the Ballarat Unemployed Association Committee meetings. It is assumed that the two groups had some parallel interests and that they met under the auspices of Ballarat Trades Hall.Of significance to matters of women's rights, collective action, employment and social equity in the Ballarat region.Paper, binding - 1 volume.mothers' social club, ballarat, unemployed mothers' club, the great depression, minutes, ballarat unemployed association committee, ballarat trades hall, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, women, unemployment, employment, equity

The Progressive Political League was formed in 1891 after the 1890 Maritime Workers Strike; it subsequently became the Australian Labor Party. This object includes the organisation's constitution. 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.htmlProvides significant background to the formation of the ALP and political activity around the period of significant industrial actions and Australian Federation. The minutes are from the Ballarat West Branch of the League.Paper, 1 bound volume.ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, progressive political league of victoria, ballarat west, minutes, ppl, federation council, alp, australian labor party, maritime workers' strike, shearer's strike

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.htmlProvides significant background to the formation of the ALP and political activity around the period of significant industrial actions and Australian Federation. The correspondence is from the Ballarat West Branch of the League.Paper in folder.ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, ppl, progressive political league, maritime workers' strike, shearer's strike, alp, australian labour party, federation, correspondence

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

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). The balance sheets are a financial record of activity around the Ballarat West Election.Paperbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, balance sheets, finances, elections, progressive political league of victoria, ppl, maritime workers strike, shearer's strike, alp, australian labor party, reform, federation

Constitution of the Political Labor Council of Victoria can be found at http://tinyurl.com/politicallabourcouncilvic. It has platforms at federal, state and municipal levels. The state platform includes land policy, financial policy including restriction of public borrowing, reform of parliamentary structure, industrial regulation, free education, support for technical education and adequate pensions.Comprises part of the history of Ballarat's participation in the Political Labor Council of Victoria.Paperpolitical labor council of victoria, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, public borrowing, constitution, reform, parliament, education

The ledger is part of the financial recordkeeping of the Political Labor Council of Victoria, Ballarat Branch. Constitution of the Political Labor Council of Victoria can be found at http://tinyurl.com/politicallabourcouncilvic. It had platforms at federal, state and municipal levels. The state platform includes land policy, financial policy including restriction of public borrowing, reform of parliamentary structure, industrial regulation, free education, support for technical education and adequate pensions.Constitutes part of the history of the Political Labor Council of Victoria. Financial transactions. Paper ledger - one volume.political labor council of victoria - ballarat branch, btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, finance - record keeping

Labour history of Ballarat from 1892 to 2006. Significant to the history and growth of the labour movement in Ballarat.Paper; book; 321 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gold, alp, australian labor party, elections, politicians, working classes, workplace relations, industrial relations, politics, government

Photograph: Norm Borchers with Colin Cleary Colin Cleary is the author of "Ballarat Labor". The photograph is taken at the book launch at Ballarat Trades Hall. Norm Borchers contributed many stories to Cleary's book. Several copies of the book are held at Ballarat Trades Hall and are available for loan. Cleary also wrote a book called "Bendigo Labor". Norm Borchers passed away in 2008. Borchers was a Club President of the Sebastopol Lions Club (1975-76). He worked for the railways as an engineering employee and was long-term trade unionist (Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Railways Union) and ALP member; he lived and worked in the Ballarat area. Norm was active in workplace disputes during the ALP split in 1955. He was a long time supporter of Ballarat Trades Hall. PhotographInscription on back: Norm Borchers with Colin Cleary - Author "Ballarat Labor" at the Launch, 22/7/07 Ballarat Trades Hall. Norm contributed a lot of the stories of Ballarat Labor to Colin's book.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, borchers, norm, cleary, colin, alp, australian labor party, unions, ballarat labor, history

This is the last union diary produced by Unions Ballarat. Includes dates of regional events, advertisement by local businesses and workplace rights information.Produced by BTLC and contains locally relevant content.Paperback. Red and white writing on deep blue background. Includes Southern Cross Flag logo and sketch of Trades Hall building.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, diary or calendar, workplace rights, events

Mr Chifley's last major public speech, made at the annual conference of the NSW Branch of the Australian Labor Party on the day before his passing away. Chifley spoke at the State Banquet at Parliament House, Canberra, on Tuesday 12 June 1951, and in the House of Representatives on the afternoon of the day that he died (13 June 1951), but those speeches were more formal. Ben Chifley was the sixteenth Prime Minister of Australia and a former railway engine driver. He was treasurer in the Curtin government and became Prime Minister after Curtain's death. He lost the 1949 and 1951 federal elections. The 1951 loss was due to his opposing Menzies' proposal to ban the Communist Party. The document was donated by Mr John Mildren, former federal member for Ballarat and former lecturer at Ballarat College of Advanced Education.Rare. Significant to the history of the Labor Party and to political commentary in Australia. Pertinent to political issues in the 1950s.Paper, A5, stapled, two tone (brown and white)Photograph on the front cover of JB Chifley, title and price (3D). Back cover: sketch of JB Chifley (creator of the sketch is unknown).btlc, ballarat trades hall, unions ballarat, ballarat trades and labour council, chifley, jb, chifley, ben, curtin, john, prime minister, treasurers, elections, communism, communist party - australia, political speeches

The book belonged to Frank Leggo and covers his ETU membership records for the period 1943-1952.Significant to ETU membership in Ballarat. The ETU was formed in 1902 in Melbourne and originally known as The Electrical Association of Australia. It was subsequently known as the Wiremen's Union and, by 1908, it became the Electrical Trades Union Hardback; black cloth cover. 1943-1952.Holds receipts for union dues paid; includes record of fines paid for late payment of fees. Back: name and address details for Don Daw (Richmond).btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, electrical trades union of australia, etu, unions, union membership, wireman's union, the electrical association of australia, frank leggo

The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council is the second oldest Trades and Labour Council in the world, founded in 1883 on the back of the Ballarat Eight Hour Committees that were established in 1856.   Trades Hall helps organise activities and campaigns with and on behalf of our affiliated unions. A record of meetings of Ballarat Trades and Labour Council. The council has met once per month since its inception. As the organisation is run in a democratic governance style, the minutes record all significant decisions made over the relevant period.Boundbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, minutes, meetings, governance

The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council is the second oldest Trades and Labour Council in the world, founded in 1883 on the back of the Ballarat Eight Hour Committees that were established in 1856.   Trades Hall helps organise activities and campaigns with and on behalf of our affiliated unions. A record of meetings of Ballarat Trades and Labour Council. The council has met once per month since its inception. As the organisation is run in a democratic governance style, the minutes record all significant decisions made over the relevant period.Boundbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, minutes, governance, meetings