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The turbulent years: The autobiography of JT Lang (Don Woodward Collection), Lang, JT, 1970
... trades hall ballarat trades and labour council alp australian ...Autobiography of Jack Lang's political career. 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. Autobiographical interest - Jack Lang.Book; 323 pages. Dustjacket: light blue background; black and white photograph of JT Lang; red and white lettering. Cover: grey background; green lettering; author's name and title.In blue ink: "Pop, Happy Birthday. Mary, Murray, Christopher. 8:10:70" (Copy 1)btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, politics, government, premier, autobiography, lang, jt, lang, jack -
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Quotations from Jeffrey Kennett, Crabb, Tony, 1999
Political satire. Jeff Kennett was Liberal Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999. He was defeated by Steve Bracks (ALP). Kennett was the founding Chair of BeyondBlue.Satire.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kennett, jeffrey, kennett, jeff, premier - victoria, satire, bracks, steve, beyondblue, politics, government, liberal party australia -
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Goodbye Jerusalem : night thoughts of a Labor outsider, Ellis, Bob, 1997
Memoir by Bob Ellis (former ALP member of parliament) about politics from a Labor viewpoint. Autobiography and political analysis. The first edition of the book was pulped after a successful defamation action by MPs Tony Abbott and Peter Costello.Relevant to Australian politics. Autobiographical relevance - Bob Ellis.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia photo including Margaret & Gough Whitlam, Paul Keating, Ben Chifley, John Curtin, John Button, Bob Hawke, et al; red and white lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abbott, tony, costello, peter, liberal party australia, australian labor party, alp, ellis, bob, politics, government, parliament, memoir, autobiography -
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The Australian moment : how we were made for these times, Megalogenis, George, 2012
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 -
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Off the rails : the Pauline Hanson trip, Kingston, Margo, 1999
Relates to the resurgence of One Nation party in 2001 and analyses why the party did not disappear after the 1998 election.Relevant to Australian political history and particularly to Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photograph of Pauline Hanson with two men with their heads on her shoulders; brown and black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, one nation, hanson, pauline, elections, politics, government, pauline hanson's one nation, election campaigning, journalism, politicians -
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The 'Big Fella' : Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891-1949, Nairn, Bede, 1995
Biography of Jack Lang. 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 - Jack Lang.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: picture of Jack Lang.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: quote from author; synopsis of book content; laudatory comment by the Sydney Morning Herald; cover credits.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lang, jack, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, financial agreements' legislation, premier, politics, government, governor - state, dismissal -
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A brave new workplace : will the Howard government's workplace reforms make Australia better off? And how will they affect your job?, ABC/Four Corners, 2005
... Australian labour movement ALP australian labor party Liberal Party ...The struggle between the Howard government and the labour movement over the Work Choices legislation. Includes interviews with key players - for example, Greg Combet and John Howard - and reported by Sally Neighbour.Relevant to the union movement and changes in workplace rights. Pertains to the history of the government of John Howard (1996-2007).VHS. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, workplace rights, workplace relations, fair work act, work choices, combet, greg, howard, john, prime minister, actu, australian council of trade unions, australian labour movement, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, four corners, australian broadcasting commission, abc -
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Party tricks, Australian Broadcasting Commission, 2001
A 2001 episode of Four Corners about political espionage in Australia that is to gain political edge against opponents. A case study.Relevant to Australian politics, elections and political strategy.VHSbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, political espionage, keating, paul, 4 corners, elections, australian labor party, alp, liberal party australia -
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Constructing fear : Australia's secret industrial inquisition, Loh, Joe et al, 2005
A documentary about the Australian Building Construction Commission which was a coercive regulatory body empowered to investigate and prosecute breaches of industrial relations laws. It was created to particularly target strong building unions. Penalties imposed by the ABCC were severe - for example, terms of imprisonment and individual fines of up to $28,500 for failure to comply with summonses, refusal to answer questions, and disclosure to others of anything that happened at ABCC's closed tribunal. ABCC was disbanded in 2012, but the Turnbull Coalition government has attempted to revive the organisation in 2016. The failure to obtain Senate approval triggered the double-dissolution of Federal parliament and subsequent election in July 2016.Relevant to the history of unions and industrial relations in Australia. Also relates to government union relations.DVD Front cover: colour picture of a lawyer in court regalia and a howling dog; black and yellow lettering.Front cover: title and maker's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, abcc, australian building construction commission, unions, building unions, industrial relations, industrial tribunals, politics and government, howard, john, liberal party australia, cfmeu, cfmeu mining and energy division -
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ACTU National Day of Protest, 15 November 2005, CFMEU Your Rights at Work, 2005
The ACTU National Day of Protest was held in November 2005 in opposition to the Howard Coalition government's proposed WorkChoices legislation. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the rallies.Relevant to workplace rights and trade union activism.DVDbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, actu, national day of protest, workchoices, howard, john, liberal party australia, industrial relations, unions, activism, rallies, legislation -
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Craig Thomson. Statement to Parliament, 21 May 2012, 21/12/2005
Craig Thomson was a trade union official and subsequently a federal ALP parliamentarian for the seat of Dobell. After allegations of theft and fraud by Kathy Jackson, Thomson addressed parliament prior to the allegations being tested in court; he protested his innocence and highlighted what he believed to be a distinguished contribution to the trade union movement. The courts subsequently found Thomson guilty of fraud and theft during his time at the Health Services Union. The recording contains Thomson's address to parliament (above) that took place on 21 May, 2012.Relevant to the history and conduct of elected officials within the Health Services Union. The recorded speech took place during the Australian Labor Party government (2007-2013) of which Thomson was an MP; he requested suspension from the ALP in April 2012 and became an independent minister.DVD btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, thomson, craig, alp, australian labor party, jackson, kathy, health services union, hsu, federal parliament, unions, misconduct - union officials -
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Whitlam to Winston (Don Woodward Collection), Cohen, Barry, 1997
Entertaining anecdotes about the Australian national parliament and personalities.Political relevance. Infotainment.Book; 254 pages. Dustjacket: orange background; black and white photographs of PMs Whitlam and Howard with their arms up; pink, black and white text. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, parliament, members of parliament, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, whitlam, gough, howard, john, prime minister, government -
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A documentary history of the Australian Labor Movement 1850-1975, McKinlay, Brian, 1979
... labor party unions politics and government australian labour ...History of the Australian labor movement 1850-1975: -The trade union movement -The Labor Party -The radical left Has since been revised into a three volume set that is known as Australian labor history in documents.Relevant to trade unions, the ALP and the labor movement.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, unions, politics and government, australian labour movement, history -
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The Cameron diaries (Don Woodward Collection), Cameron, Clyde, 1990
Clyde Cameron was a cabinet minister in the Whitlam government. The book is a diary that covers the entirety of his political life. The diary includes profiles of a selection of other parliamentarians.Relevant to the history of politics in Australia from the forties until the seventies, especially the ALP. Autobiographical interest - Clyde Cameron.Paper; book. Dust jacket: white background; orange illustration of Clyde Cameron; blue lettering. Cover: orange.Cover: author name and book title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, history, autobiography, diary, alp, australian labor party, parliament, government -
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The ALP : a short history of the Australian Labor Party, McKinlay, Brian, 1981
A concise history of the ALP.Relevant to the history of the ALP and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: orange background with black outlined maps of Australia; black and white photos of various ALP leaders; black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, alp, australian labor party, history, politics -
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Photograph: Dinner at Civic Hall Ballarat - Bob Hawke with kitchen staff, 8 June 1989
Pictured: Bob Hawke (Prime Minister) and kitchen staff. Bob Hawke was Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991. Photograph.Bob Hawke's autograph on the back of the photograph.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, ballarat civic hall, hawke, bob, prime minister, politicians -
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Photograph: Ballarat Civic Hall Dinner - Elly Mewson, Bob Hawke (Prime Minister) and Norm Borchers, 8 June 1989
Photograph: Elly Mewson, Bob Hawke (Prime Minister) and Norm Borchers at Ballarat Civic Hall Dinner. Others in photograph have not been identified. Bob Hawke was Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991. 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. Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mewson, elly, hawke, bob, prime minister, borchers, norm, politicians, ballarat civic hall -
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Photograph: Senator Brian Howe, MP and Norm Borchers, 1993
Photograph: Senator Brian Howe (left) and Norm Borchers (right). Brian Howe is a former Methodist minister and served in the Australian parliament from 1977 to 1996. He held various ministerial positions in the Hawke/Keating government and was deputy leader of the party from 1991-1995. 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.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, howe, brian, senators, cabinet ministers, politicians, borchers, norm -
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ALP "Walk Against Kennett" - Norm Borchers, et al, October 1994
Walk Against Kennett at Lake Wendouree, 1994. (Jeffrey Kennett was the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999.) Photograph is of several people. Norm Borchers is identified as standing on the right hand side, wearing the light coloured hat. 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.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, borchers, norm, rallies, kennett, jeffrey, lake wendouree, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: John Thwaites, John Brumby, Robyn Mason and Steve Bracks, October 1994
Picture is of John Thwaites, John Brumby, Steve Bracks and Robyn Mason at Lake Wendouree. John Thwaites was Mayor of South Melbourne and subsequently served in the Victorian Parliament from 1992-2007, filling the position of Deputy Premier from 1999 – 2007. Steve Bracks was the 44th Premier of Victoria from 1999-2007. He was born in Ballarat. John Brumby was the 45th Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010. Robyn Mason was a member of the ALP and unsuccessfully contested the seat of Ballarat West in 1996. She was a feminist and a social worker who fought hard for those affected by sexual abuse and violence. Robyn Mason passed away in 2016.Photographs.Described on label as, "the three handsomest men in Victorian parliament."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mason, robyn, thwaites, john, brumby, john, bracks, steve, politicians, social workers, advocacy - sexual abuse, advocacy - violence, australian labor party, alp, premier - victoria -
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Photograph: Senator Brian Howe and Flo O'Neill (nee Duke), 1993
Photo: Senator Brian Howe (left) and Flo O'Neill (nee Duke) (right). Brian Howe is a former Methodist minister and served in the Australian parliament from 1977 to 1996. He held various ministerial positions in the Hawke/Keating government and was deputy leader of the party from 1991-1995.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, howe, brian, o'neill, flo, senators, politicians, cabinet ministers, methodist ministers -
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Photograph: Paul Keating, Prime Minister & Jenny Beacham, 1995
Paul Keating visited Sebastopol Community Centre in September 1995 as part of Jenny Beacham's campaign. Paul Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. Jenny Beacham is a former Labor state secretary and was an ALP candidate for Ballarat in 1996.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, beacham, jenny, keating, paul, prime ministers, politicians, elections, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: Paul Keating, 25 October 1995
Photograph: Paul Keating, Prime Minister of Australia. Paul Keating visited Sebastopol Community Centre in September 1995 as part of Jenny Beacham's campaign. Paul Keating was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party from 1991 to 1996. Jenny Beacham is a former Labor state secretary and was an ALP candidate for Ballarat in 1996.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, keating, paul, beacham, jenny, prime minister, sebastopol community centre, politicians, elections, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: Jenny Beacham & Joan Kirner, 1995
Photograph: Jenny Beacham at lecturn and Joan Kirner seated on right hand side. Jenny Beacham is a former Labor state secretary and was an ALP candidate for Ballarat in 1996. Joan Kirner served as a member of the state parliament from 1982-1994. Deputy Premier of Victoria, Minister of Education and subsequently Premier of Victoria (1990-92). Photo taken during the time that she was Premier.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, beacham, jenny, kirner, joan, elections, premier - victoria, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: John Brumby, Frank Sheehan, Robyn Mason, Norm Borchers - ALP state campaign 1996, 1996
Photograph: from left, John Brumby, Frank Sheehan, Robyn Mason and Norm Borchers. Launch of the ALP state campaign in 1996 at Begonia House, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Ballarat Botanical Gardens is located near Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. John Brumby was the 45th Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010. At the time of the photo, he was leader of the opposition. Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South, serving from 1982-1992. Robyn Mason was a member of the ALP and unsuccessfully contested the seat of Ballarat West in 1996. She was a feminist and a social worker who fought hard for those affected by sexual abuse and violence. Robyn Mason passed away in 2016. 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.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council;, mason, robyn, borchers, norm, brumby, john, politicians, sheehan, frank, elections, alp, australian labor party, begonia house, ballarat botanical gardens -
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Photograph: ALP Barbeque, November 1997
An ALP barbeque. The picture features a number of people - they are not identified and are mainly facing away from the camera.Photographbtlc, alp, ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, australian labor party -
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Photograph: Norm Borchers and Geoff Howard, November 1997
Photograph: Norm Borchers and Geoff Howard at Waubra. Geoff Howard is the current state member for Buninyong. He has been in parliament since 2009. Howard has also served as a councillor and mayor on Ballarat City Council. Howard has served as Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment and Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture. 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. It is assumed that this picture was taken at an ALP barbeque - see pictures 0374 and 0375.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, howard, geoff, politicians, borchers, norm, australian labor party, alp -
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Photograph: Cheryl Kernot and Marg Card, April 1998
Photograph: Cheryl Kernot and Marg Card. Photo includes a 7 News cameraman (unidentified). Cheryl Kernot is a former Australian Senator and leader of the Australian Democrats party (1990-1997) and member of the House of Representatives with the ALP (1998-2001). Marg Card unsuccessfully contested the 1998 federal election for the seat of Ballarat. She served as a councillor and mayor at the Moorabool Shire.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kernot, cheryl, card, marg, elections, politicians, australian democrats, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: Mr Norm Borchers, 1988
Photograph: Norm Borchers Photo was taken near cannons and memorial stone at Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, on the day on an ALP barbeque (Marg Card campaign). Marg Card unsuccessfully contested the 1998 federal election for the seat of Ballarat. She served as a councillor and mayor at the Moorabool Shire. 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. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, borchers, norm, elections, alp, australian labor party, eureka stockade, card, margaret -
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Photograph: Betty Borchers, 1988
Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers. The picture is taken in a garden. Betty Borchers is standing near an ornate bird bath.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, alp, australian labor party