Footage of three strikes of NUW members in 2012: - Biaida - members lobbied for an end to cash-in-hand contractors, harassment, bullying and extreme health and safety problems at the Laverton site. - Sigma - 130 members took industrial action to protect existing working conditions and job security. - Coles Toll - members went on strike for improved casual staff rights, a voluntary public holiday system, RDOs and shift loading, union rights protected in the enterprise agreement and payrises. Relevant to the history of NUW and its industrial disputes.DVDbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, nuw, national union of workers, coles toll, biaida, sigma, strikes, industrial relations, industrial disputes, industrial action, unions

Charity organisation, Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, was formed within The Missions to Seamen Institute to provide a home away from home, for visiting seamen. The booklet reviews the object of the mission and in particular the role of the Ladies Harbour Light Guild which is to ensure the moral and spiritual well-being of sailors through social events, arranging and attending picnics for the men on public holidays, presiding at the Sunday teas, making gloves, woollies and other comforts and helping to collect and distribute literature (books, papers, etc) . This paper flyer holds historical significance at a local level because it illustrates the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild involvement in the Mission to Seafarers.The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild grew to become a significant charity in Melbourne raising large amounts of money which helped to establish the current MTS building, supporting seafarers as well as organizing and attending social events for the seafarers. Small booklet, Written in Blue 8 pages, back to front. The cover has a photo of the MtSV building next to the words " The Victorian Missions to Seamen" and at the bottom the title reads "OBJECT OF THE MISSION: moral and spiritual well-being of our Sailors."missions to seamen institute, ladies' harbour lights guild, purpose, social events, lhlg, australian wharf

Eight items on Oakdale Angling Club: 1/Seven newsletters, vol 28, no. 3 1983; vol 28, no. 4 and no. 5, 1984; vol. 29, no. 5, 1985; vol. 30 no. 1 and no. 2. 1985 and 1987 Christmas edition. The newsletters contain fishing information, tides and weather, fishing holidays and the clubs social events from 1983 to 1987. 2/A copy of the 1988 syllabus, a ticket to the Annual Dinner Dance in 1987 and a compliment card from the public relations officer of the club.oakdale angling club, anglers, sporting clubs, minear terry v., murrumbeena, halls, tabone henry, ovinn russell, williams gerry, hansen don, vos colin, mitchell cyril, evans bob, scott jeff, vliet john jan, stapleton mike, rees ron, stone graeme, horsey ian, dillan ernie, seward w.g., kreutzer leigh, harris evan, rowe phillip, eismontas vic, schmidt john, brooking dean, tuck don, stepham brian, stepham margaret, farmer stvart, cook kate, minear tom, matthews alf, jellett ethel, evans max, dave keith, constantine mark, morris ian, oldham richard, bjorksten robin, rnooken dean, burtt ray, elliott ace, cepuritis tali, hansen don, tuck don, hansen evelyn, cepuritis alwyn, stone ruby, elliott eric, born max, fitzpatrick jack, tobe w., matthews i, renfrew w., carter m., degering ron, henwood arthur, law arthur, beckwith keith, hills allan, chancellor bert, alberton hall, hansen russell, leary john, davis patsy, hooper alec, deverson marlene, lewer ron, yiap jimmy, mccreadie iain, stapleton mike, evans elug, evans ron, quinn russell, kreutzer ed., sikkens roulof, caldecott ken, constantine jenny, foster jett, setford geoff, morris joe, hanna nell, rees gwen, bearlin david, hansen evelyn, thornton bob, hansen don, kreutzer eileen, desmond john, crompton kim, champion ken, waters len, brasher john, jenkins neville, nicholson ken, deters glen, darcy frank, scott geoff, cook barry, cook martin, anderson ken, anderson sue, rodriguez john, carosso joan

The matchbox ashtray was purchased sometime during a cruise by unknown person. It is part of a cruise liner collection by D Benson and Family over a period of years. D Benson sold part of the collection to the V.M.C who purchased the remaining part. It is a great source of information to visitors to the V.M.C. At the time of ocean liner holiday cruising, many people smoked cigarettes and purchased these souvenirs to keep or give away as gifts. In 1932 this ship the T.S.S Strathaird evacuated 6,000 troops & civilians from???Rare - Round brass ashtray with scroll work top and bottom. Butterfly wing with ship picture in centre. Back is embossed. 3 small ball feet.T.S.S Strathairdsouvenir, cruise liners, merchant souvenir, t.s.s strathaird