Collection of speeches by various international persons - e.g. Nelson Mandela, George W. Bush, Ghandi, Stalin, Churchill, Molotov. Topics are various - e.g. science, politics, religion and social commentary.International politics, science, religion and social commentary.Book; 224 pages. Cover: black background; black and white photograph of Nelson Mandela with his fist raised; white and red lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mandela, nelson, hitler, adolf, bush, george w, ghandi, mahatma, stalin, joseph, churchill, winston, molotov, meir, golda, roosevelt, franklin, politics and government, religion, socialism, social commentary

First-hand story of Dame Enid Lyons' marriage to JA Lyons. JA Lyons was Australian Prime Minister (United Australia Party) from 1933 to 1939. Biographical and political interest.Book; 283 pages. Dustjacket: purple background; pink and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.In blue pen, "To Margaret. Graduation Day 5-5-66. John [surname illegible].btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lyons, dame enid, lyons, ja, prime ministers - ja lyons, united australia party, politics and government, biography/autobiography

An insider's account of one of the years in which Mark Latham was ALP leader. After leaving politics, Mark Latham became a media political commentator. He announced in 2017 that he would join the Liberal Democrats party, after which the ALP moved to impose a life long ban upon his rejoining the ALP.Biographical, political and current affairs.Book; 246 pages. Cover: brown background; sepia photo of Mark Latham; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, latham, mark, leader of the opposition, alp, australian labor party, biography, politics and government, federal government

Henry Kissinger is a former National Security Advisor and U.S. Secretary of State. He received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize; he subsequently unsuccessfully attempted to return the prize when the ceasefire in Vietnam failed.US/International politics. Biographical interest.Book; 1521 pages. Dustcover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine; facsimile of Kissinger's signature on the front.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kissinger, henry, politics and government - usa, white house - usa, secretary of state - usa, warfare - vietnam war, nobel peace prize winners

Biography of Daniel Mannix Archbishop of Melbourne. Mannix had a high public profile and was a supporter of the DLP and the National Civic Council in the fifties. Religion, politics and biographical interest.Book; 336 pages. Dustjacket: plastic covering; artistic impression of Mannix in colour; gold and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: grey background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Stamp, "St Leo's CBC Library. 021169" & "Christian Brothers College St Leo's Box Hill."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mannix, dr daniel, santamaria, bob, politics and government, religion, democratic labor party, australian labor party, alp, dlp, alp split, catholicism

An autobiography of Jo Gullett who was a journalist, politician and horseman. The book is set in Paris, Oxford, Canberra, NSW and during WWII.Politics, war and media.Book; 310 pages.Black ink, "Mary O'Dea, RMB 8865, Bochara Vic 3301. From Paul and Sue - Christmas 1991."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, warfare, animals, military, media - australia

Arthur Fadden was a member of the House of Representatives for 22 years, representing the Country Party. In 1941, he became Prime Minister for 40 days. He served as Treasurer on two occasions. These memoirs are the story of his boyhood as well as his political career.Political and autobiographical.Book; 196 pages. Dustjacket: green background; artistic impression of Sir Arthur Fadden smoking a pipe; white and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green background; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Black ink, "To whomsoever may wish it. [Name illegible.] 1969."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fadden, sir arthur, country party australia, national party australia, united australia party, liberal party australia, politics and government, cabinet ministers - treasurer, house of representatives - australia, autobiography, prime minister - menzies, world war ii, coalition government, politics and government

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

Australian politics in the 1980s and the consequences. Includes: - Hawke-Keating leadership; - 1990s recession; - ALP leadership coup; - deregulation of financial systems; - John Hewson's bid for the prime ministership; - rivalry between John Howard and Andrew Peacock; - John Elliott's push for Liberal Party leadership; - Joh for PM campaign; - industrial relations and the Accord. Politics, industrial relations, economy and leadership issues.Book; 755 pages. Cover: red and purple background; photographs of Bill Kelty, Bob Hawke, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, John Elliott, John Howard, Paul Keating and John Hewson; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, prime ministers - australia, political parties, hawke, bob, premiers - bjelke-petersen, joh, elliott, john, kelty, bill, howard, john, keating, paul, peacock, andrew, hewson, john, economy - australia, actu, anthony, doug, country party, liberal party australia, national party, immigration, industrial relations, alp, australian labor party, trade unions, white australia policy, accord

Billy Hughes was Prime Minister of Australia from 1915-1923. He represented the following parties at different times: Labor (to 1916) National Labor (1916–17) Nationalist (1917–29) Independent (1929) Australian (1929–31) United Australia (1931–44) Independent (1944–45) Liberal (from 1945) He was expelled from three parties. Before going into politics, Hughes was involved in the trade union movement - particularly the Wharf Labourer's Union, founder of the Trolley, Draymen and Carters; Union and the Waterside Workers Federation of Australia.Politics - Australian. Trade unionism.Book; 196 pages. Cover: white background; picture (black and white) of Billy Hughes; blue and black lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, prime ministers - australia - billy hughes, trolley, draymen and carters union, waterside workers' federation, alp, australian labor party, national labor party, nationalist party, politicians - independent, biography, politics and government, australian party, united australia party, liberal party australia, lpa

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

A selection of speeches and addresses on social, political and other topics. Contents (copied from the Victorian State Library website): Harrow School War Memorial: Address delivered at the unveiling ceremony at Harrow, 3rd June 1926 -- Freedom: Speech delivered at Kingsway Hall at the 30th anniversary of the Junior Imperial League, 19th June 1926 -- The British Merchant Service: Speech delivered at the dinner of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, 16th February 1927 -- Westminster Abbey: Appeal for funds, 1st July 1927 -- Democracy and its task: Speech delivered at the dinner of the Cambridge University Conservative Association, 4th March 1927 -- Scotland: Address delivered on the occasion of receiving the Freedom of Edinburgh, 7th June 1926 -- The romance of Edinburgh: Speech delivered at the luncheon given on the occasion of receiving the Freedom of Edinburgh, 7th June 1926 -- Wales: Speech delivered at the St. David's Day Banquet at Cardiff, 1st March 1927 -- The Earl of Oxford and Asquith: Speech delivered in the House of Commons, 16th February 1928 -- Earl Haig of Bemersyde: Speech delivered in the House of Commons, 8th February 1928 -- Among sculptors: Speech delivered at the Dinner of the Royal Society of British Sculptors, 25th February 1926 -- Among historians: Address of welcome delivered to the members of the Anglo-American Conference of Historians, 13th July 1926 -- Among archaeologists: Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting of the British School at Athens, in London, 2nd November 1926 -- Among doctors: Speech delivered at the annual dinner of the Royal Society of Medicine, 18th November 1926 -- Lister: Speech delivered on the occasion of the Lister Centenary Celebrations, 5th April 1927 -- Among scientists: Speech delivered at the dinner of the Royal Society, 30th November 1947 -- Worcestershire: Speech delivered at the inaugural banquet of the Worcestershire Association, 22nd February 1927 -- Books: Speech delivered at the dinner of the English Association, 28th October 1927 -- Cricket: Speech delivered at the luncheon given to the Australian Cricket Team, 20th April 1926 -- Lord's: The Eton and Harrow match: Introduction to Sir Home Gordon's book, "Eton v. Harrow at Lord's" -- Fly fishing : Speech delivered at the annual dinner of the Fly Fishers' Club, 24th February 1927 -- The loneliest job: Speech delivered at Worcester, 8th January 1927.Historical, political and social - United Kingdom.Book; 309 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title.In black ink: To dear papa with love Doreen. Christmas 1929.politics and government, social commentary, art and history, sporting life, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, political speeches, speeches - various

The author argues for democracy in all countries and questions the right of unelected international organisations to make critical decisions (e.g. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund). The book is pro-globalisation.Relevant to world politics, democracy and globalisation. Kerr is a former Labor politician and served as Attorney General and Minister for Justice in the Hawke/Keating government.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, democracy, alp, australian labor party, attorney general, minister for justice, globalisation, world bank, hawke, bob, keating, paul, international monetary policy

Senator Fulbright was a Southern Democrat in the United States who opposed McCarthyism and the Vietnam War; he served on the Foreign Relations Committee. Fulbright promoted the leglislation that enabled Fulbright grants and scholarships. The book covers the period of his time in the US senate - 1945-1974. Fulbright was defeated in the primaries in 1974.Relevant to the history of USA politics. Biographical interest - Senator James Fulbright.Paper; book.Cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics - usa, government - usa, vietnam war, fulbright, james, fulbright scholarship, foreign relations committee - usa, biography, history

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

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

Malalai Joya is an activist in Afghanistan. She was a national politician but was dismissed from parliament for exposing warlords and war criminals in the parliament.Relevant to politics and social activism in Afghanistan. Autobiographical relevance - Malalai Joya.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; author's picture; red, black and grey lettering.Cover: author's name & title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, joya, malalai, politics and government - afghanistan, autobiography, political activists, war criminals, parliament - afghanistan, politicians, political culture

Biographical account of John F. Kennedy and his affairs whilst he was President of the USA. Biographical and political significance - USA.Book; 222 pages. Cover: white and yellow background; colour artistic impression of JFK & a woman resting her head on his shoulder; yellow and white background; black lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, kennedy, john f, politics and government - usa, president - usa, biography

Henry Bolte became a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and was later State Premier. He represented the Liberal Party.Political interest - anecdotal. Infotainment.Book; 60 pages. Cover: blue background; white lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, premiers - bolte, politics and government, liberal party australia, lpa

Biography of Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was a politician and journalist. He led the National Fascist Party and was Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. After 1925, Mussolini was upfront that his government was a dictatorship.Politics and history of Italy in the 20th Century.Book; 415 pages. Cover: red and black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mussolini, benito, politics and government - italy, history - italy, fascism - italy, biography

Memoirs of David Ben-Gurion who founded the State of Israel and was the first Prime Minister of Israel. Politics and religion - Israel. Autobiographical interest.Book; 216 pages. Dustjacket: black background; black and white photo of Ben-Gurion; blue lettering; author's name and title. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ben-gurion, david, autobiography, state of israel, palestine, politics and government, religion - judaism

Mikhail Gorbachev was the eighth leader of the Soviet Union from 1988 to 1991. He is particularly known for the policies of glasnost ("openness") and perestroika ("restructuring") and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims that contributed to the end of the Cold War.History and politics of the former Soviet Union. Biographical interest - Mikhail Gorbachev.Book; 296 pages. Cover: blue background; colour photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gorbachev, mikhail, politics and government - ussr, glasnost, perestroika, soviet union, cold war, foreign relations

The book is a series of speeches from the United Kingdom, United States of America and other nations from Pericles to the second world war. It includes a speech by Cardinal Henry Manning on anti-Semitism; Manning's portrait hangs in the Ballarat Trades Hall Council chamber as he was a key player in the London dock strikes in the 1890s.Religion, politics, social issues.Book; 748 pages. Cover: red background; gold lettering; title on the spine.In blank ink: "For a very happy birthday. Aug. 8th 1946" In blue ink: "D.H. Woodward"btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, speeches - various, manning, cardinal, religion, politics and government, social customs, social conditions

Pavel Sudoplatov a member of the intelligence services of the Soviet Union. He was a key player in Soviet espionage including the assassination of Leon Trotsky.History and politics - Soviet Union. Biographical interest.Book; 509 pages. Dustjacket: red background; yellow, white and black lettering; authors' names and title. Cover: red background; gold lettering; authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, sudoplatov, pavel, political espionage - ussr, politics and government, wallenberg, raoul, 1912-1947, stalin, joseph, 1878-1953, trotsky, leon, 1879-1940, spies -- soviet union -- biography, espionage -- soviet union -- history -- 20th century, soviet union -- politics and government -- 1936-1953, biography, autobiography

Written by Malcolm Fraser who was a Liberal Party Prime Minister from 1975-1983. Chapter titles: 1. A Liberal's Approach 2. High Noon for Globalisation 3. Australia in the World 4. Sovereignty, International Law and Global Cooperation 5. The United Nations: Between Sovereignty and Global Governance 6. Human Rights and Responsibilities: Do We Live in a Humane World 7. Reconciliation: The Past We Need to Understand 8. Multiculturism Global and local politics and social issues.Book; 267 pages. Dustjacket: blue background; colour photograph of Malcolm Fraser; white and black lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, globalisation, humanitarian interventions, united nations, multiculturism, reconciliation

A biography of John Howard's political career written in his first year holding the office of Prime Minister. Howard was Prime Minister (Liberal Party) from 1996-2007. During his term of office, Howard introduced the Workchoices legislation, Higher Education Workplace Regulation Requirements and the ABCC which were all targeted at diminishing the powers of the union movement. He was defeated by Kevin Rudd (ALP) in 2007 and lost his seat to Maxine McKew at the same election.Political biography - John Howard.Book; 806 pages. Dustjacket: colour photograph of John Howard; black and white lettering; authors' names and title. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, howard, john, prime ministers - australia, politics and government, biography, workchoices, liberal party australia, coalition government, national party, parliament - australia

This is the autobiography of Moshe Dayan (1977 – 1979) was an Israeli politician, military commander, ambassador, archaeologist, and patriot. Military and politics - Israel. Autobiographical interest.Book; 656 pages. Cover: white background; colour photograph of Moshe Dayan; red and black lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, dayan, moshe, autobiography, military - israel

FW deKlerk was 7th State President of South Africa and first deputy national president (Nelson Mandela was president). He was instrumental in dismantling apartheid and reinstating universal suffrage in South Africa. This book is his autobiography.Politics - South Africa. Race relations - South Africa. Autobiographical interest.Book; 412 pages. Cover: colour picture of De Klerk; gold and blue lettering; authors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, de klerk, fw, politics and government - south africa, politicians - south africa, autobiography, race relations - south africa, apartheid - south africa