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Bush in Babylon : the recolonisation of Iraq, Ali, Tariq, 2003
... London, United Kingdom ...A critical appraisal of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. The author also provides a cultural history of Iraq.Relevant to world politics, international relations and warfare - especially to Iraq.Paper; book. Front cover: colour picture - military man with rifle and a child; white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history, social history, bush, george w, warfare, international relations, military -
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Photograph - Colour, Mason's Marks, Carlisle Cathedral, 27 October 2016
... United Kingdom ...carlisle cathedral, masons marks -
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Photograph - Colour, Mason's Marks, Carlisle Cathedral, 27 October 2016
... United Kingdom ...carlisle cathedral, masons marks -
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Work on paper - Artwork - Etching, Frank Harding, 'Corfe Castle' by Frank Harding, C1930
... Victoria, United kingdom ...Frank Harding was a Frank was a British artist known for etchings and drypoints. He is listed as exhibiting in London during 1885 and 1890. He mainly depicts Devon and Cornwall and the south-west coast of England. Corfe Castle in Dorset survived the English Civil War, and was partially demolished in 1646 by the Parliamentarians.Image of Corfe Castle in Dorset by Frank Harding.frank harding, etching, corfe castle, devon -
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Rifle bucket scabbard, Blackman Leather Goods, 1940
... Bermondsey Street, SE 1, London, United Kingdom ...WWII HeritageFrom Australian War Memorial: Standard issue blocked brown leather rifle bucket for attachment to the Pattern 1912 UP saddle. Bucket is complete with a leather slide steadying fitting, half way down the bucket, to attach it to the surcingle of the saddle, and a leather strap with brass buckle at the top of the bucket which attaches it to the saddle tree.Strap only is stamped with a broad arrow and manufacturer's details 'BLACKMAN LEATHER GOODS LTD. 175 BERMONDSEY ST S.E.1 1940'. -
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Uniform, Head Gear with Metal Case and Accessories, Circa 1912
... . , London, London W., United Kingdom. ...00062.1 Tin metal Pith helmet case. 00062.2 Pith helmet with leather strap 00062.3 Fly swatch 00062.4 Two gorget patches.00062.1 Tin case Hawkes & Co. Ltd. 1 Savile Row London. W. 00062.2 Pith helmet with chin strap Hawkes & Co. Ltd Manufactured 1912. Initials.C B -
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Shield - British Legion, Circa 1990
... United Kingdom. ...Wooden plaque with plastic emblem and engraving with Queens Crown over lion head..Inscription ; "Deal Branch" "Service not Self" with "The Royal British Legion". -
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Book Aviation, Famous Pilots and their planes, c1981
... Leicester, United Kingdom. ...Hard cover 128 pages colour and black and white prints -
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Book Aviation WW2, Silent Wings. The story of the glider pilots of World War 11, 1985
... London, United Kingdom. ...Hard cover 410 pages. Black and white prints. -
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Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In, Sanders, Bernie, 2016
... c/- 3 Holford Yard, Bevin Way, London, London, -, United ...First-hand insights into Bernie Sanders' campaign (an policy platform) to become Presidential candidate for the Democrats in 2016. He was beaten by Hillary Clinton. Clinton subsequently lost to Donald Trump (Republican Party) in the actual election. Pertinent to history of USA and its presidential elections. Hardcover book. Front cover: faun background; blue and red edges; blue and black picture of Bernie Sanders waving; blue, red and black lettering. Back cover: black and red lettering; background and edging as above. Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: description; recommendations; excerpts.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics - usa, politics - united states of america, election campaigning, election campaigning - presidential, criminal justice system - usa, health care - usa, media - usa, immigration - usa, higher education - usa, economy - usa, democratic party - usa -
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Why You Should be a Socialist, Strachey, John, 1938
... London, England, United Kingdom ...The book describes itself as a "terse guide to such questions as, what causes unemployment, what causes war, what makes booms and slumps, what is socialism [and] what is capitalism." Book index: I. The Secret in the Pay Envelope II. How the System Works III. What They Get Out of It IV. What It has Done to Us V. Why It Stops Working VI. Must we Die for It? VII. What can we Put in its Place? VIII. "I have Seen the Future, and It Works" IX. What would Socialism be like Here? X. How to Get There Written and produced in Britain 1938. Pertinent Britain's economy and work force in the 1930s. Observations about wages and employment.Softcover book. Front cover: black and white background, red, white and black lettering. Back cover: white background; black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: advertisement for the Left Book Club, London; International Bookshop Pty Ltd stamp.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, socialism, politics and government, unemployment, war, economy, capitalism, wages -
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Work and Wages, Brassey, Thomas, 1872
... York Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom ...Written in 1872, the author examines strikes, economics, industrial relations and conciliation.The author is a former governor of Victoria, politician and a freemason. The book is relevant to working conditions in Britain at the time of publication.Hardback; brown cover with gold and black ornamentation; 296 pages. Inside cover: Regulations for Visitors and Subscribers to the Ballaarat Public Library has been affixed - stamped with "CANCELLED" in red. Spine: number 54; author's name and title in gold embossed lettering.btlc -
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Power, action and belief: A new sociology of knowledge?, 1986
... 14 Leicester Square, London, England, United Kingdom ...Sociological text that explores social structure. Marxist and Durkeimian influences. Editor's introduction: Power/knowledge and the dissolution of the sociology of knowledge / John Law -- Art exhibitions and power during the nineteenth century / Gordon J. Fyfe -- The Politics of schism: routinisation and social control in the International Socialists/Socialist workers' party / Steve Rayner -- The Social preconditions of radical scepticism / Mary Douglas -- The values of quantification / Jean Lave -- 'Interests' in political analysis / Barry Hindess -- Interactive-orientation and argumentation in scientific texts / Steven Yearley -- The Question of ideology: Althusser, Pecheux and Foucault / Mark Cousins and Athar Hussain -- On authority and its relationship to power / Barry Barnes -- Some elements of a sociology of translation: domestication of the scallops and the fishermen of St Brieuc Bay / Michel Callon -- On the methods of long-distance control: vessels, navigation and the Portuguese route to India / John Law -- The Powers of association / Bruno Latour. Socially and politically significant. Broad relevance to how societies work.Paperback; white background; blue and black text; price sticker; 280 pages.Back cover: contributors' and editor's bios. Front cover: editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, power, knowledge, art, socialism, sociology, politics, science, ideology -
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Handbook of moral philosophy (Don Woodward Collection), Calderwood, Rev Henry, 1872
... London, London, United Kingdom ...The book explores: The psychology of ethics Man's moral nature as cognitive Impulses and restraints belonging to the nature of man The will Moral sentiments Disorder of our moral nature Metaphysic of ethics Applied ethics Broad societal relevance.Book; 277 pages. Cover: brown background; gold lettering on spine; 55 pages scientific catalogue.Ballarat East Public Library slip is glued to the inside cover and stamped in red "CANCELLED". "Bay 01S5 is written on the slip in blue pencil. Book number is written in as number 46. This number also appears on the book spine.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, morality, psychology, ethics, religion, pantheism, atheism, free will, politics -
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A short history of Australia: new and revised edition, Clark, Manning, 1964
... 15 Queen Street, Mayfair, London, England, United Kingdom ...History of Australia: 1788-1969.Some references to Ballarat including the Monster Meeting and the Eureka Stockade.Hardback with dustjacket; green and white background; black lettering; 274 pages.Front cover: Author's name and title; white round price sticker. Back cover: Author's biography and other publications. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - australia, history - ballarat, history - indigenous, convicts, macquarie, immigration, politics -
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Authority and the individual, Russell, Bertrand, 1949
... Museum Street, London, England, United Kingdom ...Social issues and theory: 1. Social cohesion and human nature; 2. Social cohesion and government; 3. The role of individuality; 4. The conflict of technique and human nature; 5. Control and initiative; 6. Individual and social ethics.General interest.Paperback book; purple, black and white background; red and black lettering; 94 pages.Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: newspaper reviews. "Sabina Baloukonis" and "Dot" inscribed on first page. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, sociology, governance, social conditions, community -
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Lectures on the labour question (3rd ed), Brassey, Thomas M.P, 1871
... London, England, United Kingdom ...A collection of addresses on the "Labour Question": I. Labour and Capital II. The Nine Hours Movement III. Wages in 1873 IV. Public Elementary Education in the United States V. The Duties of the Church in Relation to the Labour Question VI. Co-operative Production VII. The South Wales Colliery Strike VIII. On the Influences Affecting the Price of Labour in England at the Present Time IX. On Canada and the United States X. Work and Wages in 1877 XI. Labour at Home and Abroad XII. On the Comparative Efficiency of English and Foreign Labour XIII. On the Rise of Wages in the Building Trades of London AppendicesRelevant to the history of workplace relations and conditions in the US, Canada and UK. Hardcover, book; no dustjacket; 336 pages. Cover: brown cloth/paper; black decorative banner; gold lettering on spine.Spine: title, author's and publisher's name. Inside cover: Ballaarat East Public Library regulations; the book has been designated number 53; writing in blue and grey pencil - illegible; stamped in red, "CANCELLED". Title page: Ballarat East Public Library stamp (black).btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, brassey, thomas, industrial relations, industrial action, industrial disputes, wages, religion, education - primary -
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World Famous Dictators (Don Woodward Collection), Schott, Ian, 2004
... London, United Kingdom ...Biographical book of political dictators - with the following contents: Ancient Rome: the cradle of dictatorship -- Papa Doc: voodoo gangster -- The Emperor Caligula: blood and poison -- Idi Amin: monster from the ashes -- Genghis Khan: sacker of cities -- Nicolae Ceaucescu: a family affair -- Ivan the terrible: sacrifices to Cronus -- Emperor Bokassa I: the Napolean of Bangui -- Adolf Hitler: the revenge of a failed artist -- Vlad Dracul: the impaler strikes back -- Stalin: the bureaucractic killer -- Saddam Hussein: the butcher of Baghdad.Biographical and international politics.Book; 185 pages. Cover: blue and white background; names of dictators in the background in various coloured lettering; author's name and title in silver and white lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hussein, saddam, stalin, joseph, dracul, vlad, hitler, adolf, bokassa i, emperor, ivan the terrible, ceaucescu, nicolae, khan, genghis, amin, idi, papa doc, caligula, biography -
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Betrayal at Pearl Harbour: How Churchill Lured Roosevelt into World War II (Don Woodward Collection), Rusbridger, James et al, 1991
... London, London, England, United Kingdom ...Explores whether Churchill knew of the Pearl Harbour incident beforehand and whether he withheld this knowledge from the US. The book focusses on the months prior to Pearl Harbour and the beginning of USA's participation in the War.International politics and history of World War II.Book; 302 pages. Front cover: yellow background; three black and white photographs; red and black lettering; authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, world war ii, pearl harbor, churchill, winston, roosevelt, franklin, international relations, politics - international, history - wars -
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Lyndon Johnson and the American dream (Don Woodward Collection), Kearns, Doris, 1976
... London, United Kingdom ...A biography of past USA president, Lyndon Johnson. The author, Doris Kearns, was associated with him from 1967 to 1973. Lyndon Johnson became President following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.Politics - United States. Biographical interest.Book; 432 pages. Dustjacket: plastic covering; black background; brown red and green lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; silver lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Library markings, barcodes and stamps. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, johnson, lyndon, johnson, lyndon baines, lbj, politics - united states of america, presidents - usa, democratic party - usa, biography -
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Giuliani leadership (Don Woodward Collection), Giuliani, Rudolph W, 2002
... London, England, United Kingdom ...Autobiographical account. Giuliani was US Associate Attorney General, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Mayor of New York. At different times, his political affiliations have been Democratic, Republican and Independent.Political (USA) and autobiographical interest. Book; 407 pages. Front cover: background - colour picture of New York; colour picture of Giuliani; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, giuliani, rudolph, mayor - new york, united states attorney for the southern district of new york, us associate attorney general,, autobiography, politics and government - usa, republican party - usa, democratic party - usa -
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Political thought from Bacon to Halifax (Don Woodward Collection), Gooch, George Peabody, 1914/1915
... London, England, United Kingdom ...Book contents by chapter: 1. James I, Bacon and the divine right of kings 2. Hobbes 3. Law versus prerogative 4. Parliament, the army and the people 5. Milton and Harrington 6. Winstanley and the communists 7. The sects 8. The restoration 9. Halifax 10. The state and religion 11. The state and tradeHistorical - legal, philosophical, political.Book; 256 pages. Cover: brown. Spine: author's name and title. Price in pencil: $2 In pencil: (a) W Long (b) JJ.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, halifax, bacon, religion, sects, milton, harrington, law, hobbes, winstanley, communism, the restoration, politics, monarchy - kings of england - james i, trade -
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The fall of the Russian Empire (Don Woodward Collection), James, Donald, 1982
... Frogmore/St Albans/Herts, United Kingdom ...Futuristic/fiction novel. The story includes issues of power and food riots in Russia; political assassination; political imprisonment and eventual revolt; civil war.Fictional/political. Particular relevance to Russia.Book; 509 pages. Front cover: black and white background; picture of red star; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, russia, politburo, ukraine, political imprisonment, civil wars, civil disobedience, politics and government -
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The Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (Don Woodward Collection), Jay, Antony, 1996
... Oxford, United Kingdom ...The book is a collection of political quotations from a large number of political leaders and other commentators from various nations.Political infotainment. Book; 541 pages. Front cover: white background; colour illustrations/caricatures of well known politicians/leaders - Lincoln, Thatcher, Reagan, Hitler, etc; blue text; editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government -
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Caligula: Emperor of Rome (Don Woodward Collection), Ferrill, Arther, 1991
... London, United Kingdom ...Biography of Caligula who was the Emperor of Rome in AD 37-41.Biographical and historical-political interest.Book; 184 pages. Dust jacket: blue background; white bust of Caligula; red and black lettering; author's name and title. Price sticker. Cover: blue; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, caligula, politics and government - rome, politics and government - dictators, biography -
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The unforgiving minute: A life of Rudyard Kipling (Don Woodward Collection), Ricketts, Harry, 1999
... London, United Kingdom ...Biography of British poetry and fiction writer, Rudyard Kipling. The narration is partly told through referencing Kipling's works. Literary and biographical interest.Book; 434 pages. Dust jacket: grey background; black and white photograph of Rudyard Kipling; orange and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kipling, rudyard, writers, biography - literary -
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Trafalgar: The Nelson touch (Don Woodward Collection), Howarth, David, 1969
... Gloucestershire, United Kingdom... Napoleon's chances of invading England History - United Kingdom ...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 -
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The dark side of Camelot (Don Woodward Collection), Hersh, Seymour, 1997
... Hammersmith, United Kingdom ...Biography of J.F. Kennedy with insights into the Kennedy family and alleging that they "wrote their own moral code."USA politics. Biographical interest. Book; 498 pages. Cover: black background; black and white picture of J.F. Kennedy smoking; white and blue lettering; author's name and title. Green stamp with a ladybird and a heart.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kennedy, john f, presidents - united states, politics - united states of america, kennedy, joe, biography -
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JFK: Reckless youth (Don Woodward Collection), Hamilton, Nigel, 1992
... London, United Kingdom ...First volume biography of JFK. With contributions by friends and colleagues. Parts: 1. Boston beginnings 2. Making millions 3. Boarding school 4. Freshman years 5. The ambassador's son 6. Why England slept 7. Stanford interlude 8. Joining the US navy 9. Inga Binga 10. On the way to war 11. PT 109 12. Shipwrecked 13. Gunboat skipper 14. The home front 15. A hat in the ring 16. Election to congress Political-biographical interest - USA.Book; 900 pages. Cover: white background; colour photograph of John F Kennedy; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, jfk, kennedy, john f, presidents - united states, politics and government - usa, assassinations, biography, election campaigning - presidential -
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Elizabeth R: The number one biography (Don Woodward Collection), Elizabeth Longford, 1983
... United Kingdom ...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