Blamey was a senior army official in World War II; at the time of his death he was a knighted field marshall.Biographical and military interest.Book; 414 pages. Dust jacket: white background; colour photograph of Blamey; red lettering; author's name and title. Cover: red; gold lettering; author's name and title.Inside page: "J. Cranshaw".blamey, thomas albert, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, world war ii, history - military, biography

WE Gladstone was a Liberal Party Prime Minister in Britain from 1868 and ending in 1894. He introduced many pivotal changes including the secret ballot, equality of opportunity, free trade, and laissez-faire economics.Political, historical and biographical interest - Victorian England.Book; 289 pages. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title.Inside: stamp "Gilbert N Cassidy, 42 Minchinbury Tce, Marion, South Australia, 5043". Inside: typewritten pasted note - "If thou art borrowed by a friend, Right welcome shall be to read, to study not to lend, but to return to me. Not that imparted knowledge doth dimish learning's store, but books I find when once they're lent, return to me no more."btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, gladstone, we, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, biography, history - united kingdom

Australian history and how its distant location impacted upon this.History - Australia. Geography.Book; 365 pages. Cover: light grey background; picture of blue globe with a ship; black and red background; author's name and title.Glenn Howard 6C in blue biro.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, geography - australia

An account of the battle in which Nelson died. The battle ended Napoleon's chances of invading EnglandHistory - United Kingdom. Warfare - naval military.Book; 256 pages. Dust jacket: picture of ships; white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine."Merry Christmas sweetheart 1975, Lee" in black ink.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, nelson, horatio, war - battle of trafalgar, bonaparte, napoleon

Biographical account of Leonard Cheshire who was a pilot in World War II and was highly decorated throughout his military career. He was also the founder of a disability charity fund that bears his name. The book is cited as being a realistic account.Military history - WWII. Biographical interest.Book; 256 pages. Cover: yellow background; gold lettering; author's name and title. Dustcover: one ripped piece available that describes the subject of the book. Remainder destroyed/lost.Illegible name in blue ink - inside cover.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, cheshire, leonard, world war ii

Barack Obama's account of how he became a politician and his history within the US parliamentary structure. Written before his two terms as 44th President of the United States (2009 to 2017). Political - USA. Autobiographical interest.Book; 375 pages. Cover: grey background; colour photograph of Barack Obama; white and brown lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government - usa, autobiography, presidents - united states

Biography of Queen Elizabeth II.Monarchy - UK - history and biography.Book; 484 pages. Front cover: grey background; photograph of Queen Elizabeth; gold and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, monarchy - queens of england, biography, politics and government, elizabeth ii - queen of great britain

Joseph Goebbels was a German Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. The book explores his role in developing Hitler's public persona. Biographical, historical and political interest - Germany.Book; 441 pages. Cover: black background; black and white photograph of Joseph Goebbels; orange and white lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, goebbels, joseph, hitler, adolf, nazi germany, politics and government - nazi germany, world war ii, history

Written by an Australian history teacher in 1947 and targeted at secondary school students. The book covers: - English civilization after the Middle Ages - The British navy and colonial development - Social progress and parliamentary reform - British activity in Europe and the Far East Historical, political and monarchical - United Kingdom.Book; 250 pages. Cover: blue background; graphics of an aeroplane (dark blue) and a ship (red); blue lettering; author's name and title.In red ink, "RBO" & "Debra Clarke". Library marks: stamp "0148', Dewey code "942 DRI", "Maryborough State School" stamp.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - united kingdom, monarchy - united kingdom, politics and government, monarchy - queens of england - elizabeth i, colonialism, warfare

The book is a biography and political history focussing upon the career of former National Party Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Bjelke-Petersen was Premier of Queensland for almost twenty years and is renowned for using police to obstruct street demonstrations and his unsuccessful "Joh for PM" campaign (against PM Bob Hawke). He is believed to have been pivotal in the 1975 constitutional crisis that led to the sacking of Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. His wife, Florence Bjelke-Petersen, was a Senator in the Australian Federal Parliament.Biographical interest. Political and historical - State politics.Book; 280 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, biography, politics and government, premiers - bjelke-petersen, joh, senators - bjelke-petersen, florence

Lee was a general of the South in the American Civil War and commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. He ultimately surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant. Historical (USA) and biographical interest.Book; 224 pages. Dust jacket: picture of Robert E. Lee on horseback and men flying the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia; author's name and title. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Red stamp, "Stock check 1985". Remains of a library loans slip - mostly torn out.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lee, robert e., warfare - us civil war, history - usa, biography

This book is a history intended to set the record straight about Cromwell. The book is also an account of Cromwell's boyhood. Oliver Cromwell was an English military officer and political leader. He was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Cromwell lived from 1599 to 1658. History of the United Kingdom and biographical interest.Book; 459 pages. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Inside cover: "Sheilagh Butler" in black ink.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, cromwell, oliver, politics and government - united kingdom, military - united kingdom, history - united kingdom, biography

Mein Kampf is described as an introduction to the mind and methods of Adolf Hitler. The publisher's note is that the re-publication of Mein Kampf was undertaken to provide material to students of 20th Century history.Provides context for persons studying 20th Century history. Book; 627 pages. Cover: black and yellow background; authors' names and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, hitler, adolf, war, world war ii, mein kampf

Biography of Jan Smuts (1870-1950) who was a South African soldier, statesman and politician. He promoted South Africa's role in the British Commonwealth.History - South Africa and British Commonwealth. Politics and government. Wars.Book; 394 pages. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title.Library stamps: Carey Baptist Grammar. In black textacolour: 3973. In black textacolour: dewey decimal code on the spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, smuts, jan, history - south africa, politics and government, biography, war, politics and government

The book covers the actions and strategies of the Rudd-Gillard government during the 2008 global financial crisis.Politics and government - Australia. Australian and world economy.Book; 278 pages. Cover: colour photograph of Lindsay Tanner, Kevin Rudd, Wayne Swann and Julia Gillard; orange neon and white lettering; authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, economy, global financial crisis, rudd, kevin, swann, wayne, gillard, julia, tanner, lindsay, alp, australian labor party, history - australia

Winston Churchill was a British politician, army officer, and writer. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. This book is a biographical account.Biographical interest. History and politics.Book; 320 pages. Dustjacket: orange background; white lettering; title. Cover: blue background; dark blue graphic of Winston Churchill; blue lettering; title on the spine.Black ink: J. K. Collins, Hopetoun, 14.4.47. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, churchill, winston, prime minister - britain, world war ii, biography, history - united kingdom, military - united kingdom, politics and government

The relationship between the parliamentary press gallery and the ALP/Hawke government. During this time, the press gallery was more inclined to support and lean towards the government and to reject the Liberal opposition. Thus, having a very influential role.Relevant to the history of politics in Australia and parliamentary process during the Hawke era.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white; newsprint; caricature of Bob Hawke; photograph of the Press Gallery.Front cover: author's name and title; quote from Peter Robertson - "Journalists are, on the whole, are not to be trusted."; black lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, government, politics, hawke, bob, australian labor party, alp, press gallery, journalists, press

Nelson Mandela was a political prisoner for 27 years. He was an anti-apartheid advocate and was charged with inciting workers' strikes and leaving the country without permission. The book is a collection of his speeches, articles and letters.Relevant to the history of race relations in South Africa as told by Nelson Mandela.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title; contributor's name (foreword).btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mandela, nelson, political prisoners, politics, south africa, apartheid, strikes, speeches, articles, letters, race relations, history

The book profiles various American senators who went against party policy and community sentiment and acted according to conscience. Stories include the following senators: John Quincy Adams Daniel Webster Thomas Hart Benton Sam Houston Edmund G. Ross Lucius Lamar George Norris Robert A. TaftRelevant to US political and parliamentary history.Book; 245 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title. In blue ink, "Deptford Mall, N.J., April 1978."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, senators - usa, adams, john quincy, government, politics, webster, daniel, benton, thomas hart, houston, sam, ross, edmund g, lamar, lucius, norris, george, taft, robert a.

HisotryWritten by a socialist, Raymond Postgate, chapter headings are as follows: A short history of the British workers / Raymond W. Postgate (1926) ; A pocket history of the British workers / Raymond W. Postgate (1937) ; A pocket history of the British working class / Raymond W. Postgate ; A worker looks at history / Mark Starr (1918) ; Outlines of the history of the modern British working class movement / Will W. Crank ; A short primer of industrial history / W. Riddick.Relevant to the history of Labor and the working class in Great Britain. NB: These chapters were written in the early twentieth century.Paper; book.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, working class, workers, history, industrial history, britain

The Ballarat School of Mines was founded in 1870. The book covers the first 112 years of the School's history. The school offered courses in engineering, geology, education, business studies, wool classing, plumbing and bricklaying. The School of Mines underwent some name changes and in the 1980s became affiliated with The University of Melbourne; it was subsumed into the University of Ballarat that (created by an act of parliament in 1994). The University is now known as Federation University.Relevant to the history of vocational and higher education education facilities in Ballarat.Paper; book. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, vocational education, school of mines ballarat, engineering, geology, business studies, wool classing, plumbing, bricklaying, university of melbourne, university of ballarat, federation university, history

The Ballarat tramways system commenced in 1887 as a horse-driven service and became electrified in 1907. The service ceased in 1971. The book tells the story of the Ballarat tramways and includes pictures, stories from employees and other social history.Relevant to the history of public transport and social life and customs in Ballarat.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; black and white picture of a tram in Ballarat; fawn lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, trams, tram workers, public transport, social customs, trams - horse drawn

Historical account of Australia's emergency services. Articles by a number of contributors and authorities.Relevant to how disasters and emergencies are serviced in Australia, public health and safety.Paper; book. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, emergency services, disasters, disaster relief, emergency, health, safety, history

The story of the Phoenix Foundry in Ballarat that commenced business in 1856 manufacturing mining machinery. The company started to make locomotives in 1870 but ceased business in 1905 when the Victorian Railways began to make their own trains.Relevant to the history of public transportation, social customs and manufacturing in Ballarat and Victoria.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; sepia picture of a locomotive with men and a child; Phoenix logo; white and black text.Front cover: title and authors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, phoenix foundry, manufacturing, public transport, locomotives, trains, mining - equipment, employment

Biographical work: tells the story of Bob Hawke's parliamentary career from 1983 to 1992. Bob Hawke has been a Rhodes Scholar, ACTU President and Prime Minister of Australia. The book is relevant to Australian political and Labor history. Hawke was an advocate for social and economic reform. The author, Blanche d'Alpuget, is Hawke's spouse.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; black and white photo of Bob Hawke; black and gold lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, politics, government, actu, hawke, bob, prime minister, biography, political science

Story of WA Holman who was a NSW union organiser; he entered politics and ultimately become Premier of NSW. His pro-conscription stance led to his being expelled from the Labor Party. He had a subsequent career in federal politics under the Nationalist and United Australia Parties; during this time he did not distinguish himself.Relevant to Labor and Australian political history. References to conscription. The author, HV Evatt, was most notably known as Leader of the Australian Labor Party (and Leader of the Opposition) from 1951 to 1960.Paper; book. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, holman, wa, unions, politics, premier - nsw, conscription, parliament, government, nationalist party, united australia party, alp, australian labor party, union organisers

An autobiography of Arthur Calwell a former public servant, Minister for Immigration (in the Chifley government) and Labor Leader of the Opposition. Includes views on immigration, Gough Whitlam and Archbishop Mannix. He resigned as Leader of the Opposition in 1967, at which time Gough Whitlam assumed the ALP leadership.Relevant to Australian political history, particularly that of the Labor movement. Autobiographical interest.Book; 274 pages. Paperback cover: green, black and white; photograph of Arthur Calwell; white and black lettering; author's name and title. Hardcover cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title. Dustjacket (hardcover): cover: green, black and white; photograph of Arthur Calwell; white and black lettering; author's name and title.calwell, arthur, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, public servants, minister for immigration, immigration, chifley, ben, leader of the opposition, government, politics, whitlam, gough, mannix, archbishop, alp, australian labor party, parliament, members of parliament, white australia policy

Clyde Cameron was Minister for Labour in the Whitlam government and sacked in 1975. He was in parliament from 1949 until his resignation in 1980. Cameron also has a history with the AWU, both as an elected official and as an organiser and industrial advocate. He was at one time Leader of the Labor Party in South Australia. Relevant to Australian and South Australian politics and Labor history. Relevant to the history of the Australian Workers Union (AWU). Biographical interest - principally Clyde Cameron.Paper; book. Dust cover: white background; colour photograph of Clyde Cameron; blue and red lettering. Cover: red background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Front page: author's name and title.cameron, clyde, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, calwell, arthur, whitlam, gough, kerr, sir john, parliament, government, politics, unions, awu, australian workers union, union organisers

A biography of journalist and politician, Graham Richardson. Richardson was a minister in the Hawke government and was instrumental in Hawke's political fortunes. He was also involved in a prostitution scandals. Relevant to Labor history and Australian politics. Paper; book; 420 pages Dustjacket: black background; black and white photograph of Graham Richardson; silver, yellow, white and mauve lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.biography, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, richardson, graham, hawke, bob, journalists, politics, government, parliament, members of parliament, alp, australian labor party

Biography of Ben Chifley who served as leader of the Labor Party; he was Prime Minister post-World War II (from 1945 to 1949).Relevant to Australia's political history and to the history of the ALP. Biographical interest.Book; 428 pages. Cover: white background; black and white photograph of Ben Chifley; white lettering; author's name and title. Includes some loose newspaper clippings. Stamp: "Booked Out".biography, chifley, ben, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, members of parliament, government, politics, prime minister, history