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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BALLARAT LABOR FROM MINERS HESITANCY TO GOLDEN AGE, 2007
... Labor party... BALLARAT trade union movement Ballarat Labor party Colin Cleary ...BALLARAT LABOR FROM MINERS HESITANCY TO GOLDEN AGE. 321 pages with photos. Inscribed in front ' To the Bendigo Historical Society with best wishes, Colin Cleary'Colin Clearyballarat, trade union movement, ballarat, labor party, colin cleary, miners rights, trade union movement -
City of Whittlesea
Badge - Badges - Advocacy Campaign, Access Denied, 2014
Access Denied was a joint advocacy campaign between the City of Whittlesea and the local community in the lead up to the 2014 Victorian State Election. The campaign called on all political parties to commit to extending the railway line from South Morang to Mernda and building access ramps on the Hume Freeway at O’Herns Road in Epping North. The campaign was a success and secured almost $650 million in promises from the incoming Labor Government to build these projects. Badge, metal back with pin, white plastic printed front, black and red textConnect O'Herns Road / Access Denied / Get on Board / www.accessdenied.net.au / Build Mernda Railbadges, campaign badges, south morang railway, mernda railway -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Article, Obituary, 24/08/1993
... Australian Labor Party... Association Australian Labor Party City of Nunawading Obituary ...Obituary and death notice for Graham Walsh, former Sun news and Herald photographer and Mayor of Nunawading.walsh, graham a, australian journalists association, australian labor party, city of nunawading -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Involved in community work, 1993
Profile of Deakin politicians.Profile of Deakin politicians. Liberal candidate - Ken Aldred, Labor candidate - Greg Adkins, Natural Law Party candidate - Robert Nieuwenhuis. Lists memberships in various committees, etc.Profile of Deakin politicians. clubs and associations, aldred, ken, adkins, greg, nieuwenhuis, robert, australian government, elections -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Freeway Land Fight, 1984
... The State Labor Government wants to sell the Healesville Freeway ...The State Labor Government wants to sell the Healesville Freeway Reservation land which action is being opposed by the Opposition Party.The State Labor Government wants to sell the Healesville Freeway Reservation land which action is being opposed by the Opposition Party.The State Labor Government wants to sell the Healesville Freeway Reservation land which action is being opposed by the Opposition Party.healesville freeway reservation, opposed -
Unions Ballarat
A Politics of Poetry: Reconstituting Social Democracy (Australia, strategies for renewal series), 1988
... australian labor party... altman, dennis poetry alp australian labor party socialism ...Australian left-wing political culture 1976-1990.Paperback bookFront cover: title and authors' names. Cover is green, black and white.mcmullan, bob, altman, dennis, poetry, alp, australian labor party, socialism, political culture, politics and government, btlc, ballarat trades and labor council, ballarat trades hall -
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Ballarat Labor : from miner hesitancy to golden age, 2009
... australian labor party... labor party elections politicians working classes workplace ...Labour history of Ballarat from 1892 to 2006. Significant to the history and growth of the labour movement in Ballarat.Paper; book; 321 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gold, alp, australian labor party, elections, politicians, working classes, workplace relations, industrial relations, politics, government -
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John Hancock and the rise of Victorian Labor : the first detonation of the volcano, 1993
... australian labor party..., jim hancock, john alp australian labor party fabian society ...Biography of Labor's first member of the Victorian legislature in Footscray, Victoria. Hancock was an MLA in 1891–1892 and 1894–1899. The author, Jim Claven, was a member of the ALP Victorian branch administrative committee and the Fabian Society executive.Biographical history pertaining to the Victorian ALP.Paper; book. Front cover: blue background; yellow and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labor council, ballarat trades hall, victorian parliament, claven, jim, hancock, john, alp, australian labor party, fabian society, elections, government, mlas, member of legislative assembly, politicians, politics -
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Felicia: the political memoirs of Don Dunstan, 1981
... part of Labor Party history in South Australia ...Don Dunstan was a South Australian state politician known for progressive reforms. He was premier of South Australia over the periods June 1967-April 1968 and June 1970-February 1979. He resigned from politics in 1979 and died in 1999.The book forms part of Labor Party history in South Australia and is of an autobiographical nature.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white photograph of Don Dunstan; red and yellow lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, dunstan, don, south australian parliament, premier - south australia, politics, politicians -
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Robert J. Hawke: a biography (Don Woodward Collection), 1982
... australian labor party... d'Alpuget. Significant to Australian Labor Party and union/ACTU ...Bob (Robert) Hawke is a former union leader and a former ALP prime minister. Hawke's biography was written by his now wife, Blanche d'Alpuget.Significant to Australian Labor Party and union/ACTU history. Biographical interest.Book; 426 pages Front cover: grey and blue background (blue may be the Eureka flag); colour photograph of Bob Hawke; black and yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, bob, hawke, robert, d'alpuget, blanche, biography, actu, australian council of trade unions, alp, australian labor party, unions -
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The Australian Labor movement 1850-1907 : historical documents / extracts from contemporary documents, 1983
... australian labor party... movement australian labor party alp btlc ballarat trades and labour ...Beginnings of the Australian labour movement and the ideas and circumstances that shaped it over the period 1850-1907.Australian labour movement history - 19th Century.Paper; book.Front cover: author's name and title.australian labour movement, australian labor party, alp, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, politics, australian history, 1850-1907, ballarat trades hall -
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The Pope's Battalions, 2003
... democratic labor party... to the history of the trade union movement and the Australian Labor Party ...Follows the story of Bob Santamaria who opposed communism in the trade union movement. His wish to reform the ALP led to the 1955 split in the party. Santamaria subsequently formed the DLP. There is some focus upon Ballarat's part in this history.Relevant to the history of the trade union movement and the Australian Labor Party. Bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, santamaria, bob, communism, unions, alp, dlp, democratic labor party, australian labor party, evatt, hv (doc), catholic social studies movement, australian labor party (anti-communist) -
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A Short History of the Australian Labor Movement, 1944 (2nd edition 1968)
... australian labor party... australian labor party alp labor and laboring classes history btlc ...Paper; book; 256 pagesTitle and editor's names on the front cover. Precis of the content on the back cover, including the names of contributors.australian labor party, alp, labor and laboring classes, history, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, australian labor movement -
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One big union : a history of the Australian Workers Union 1886-1994, 1996
... australian labor party... Labor Party, Australian trade unions, National AWU, industrial ...History of the AWU which was formed in 1886. Shows AWU's role in strike actions (including the 1890s), opposition to conscription and the 1950s Labor split.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party, Australian trade unions, National AWU, industrial relations and conscription.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow and blue background; picture of Australian Workers Union banner; white text.Front cover: authors' names and title; AWU name and slogan on the banner picture.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian labor party, alp, awu, australian workers union, industrial relations, strikes, unions, conscription, alp split -
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Hayden: an Autobiography, 1996
... of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history. btlc ...An autobiography of ALP MP Bill Hayden, formerly leader of the opposition. Hayden relinquished this role, after which Bob Hawke became leader and won the 1983 election. Hayden served as Australian Governor General from 1989-1996. Prior to his career as a politician, Bill Hayden was a policeman.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history.Paper; book; 610 pages. Front cover: maroon. Dustjacket: artistic impression of Bill Hayden (colour); gold and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hayden, bill, hawke, bob, alp, australian labour council, politics, politicians, elections, autobiography, prime minister, governor general -
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Out of the wilderness : the return of Labor, 1974
... australian labor party... whitlam, gough australian labor party alp elections government ...The return of Labor to government in 1972 to 1974.Relevant to Australian political history and history of the ALP.Paper; book. Blue and white cover with black and white portrait photographs.Front page: title and authors' name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, whitlam, eg, whitlam, gough, australian labor party, alp, elections, government, whitlam government - dismissal, parliament, mcmahon, william, prime minister -
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Labor Essays 1980, 1980
... australian labor party... australian labor party politics government periodicals Paper; book ...Annual collection of essays.Significant to Labor platform and policy.Paper; book. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, politics, government, periodicals -
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Labor Essays 1983, 1983
... australian labor party... ballarat trades and labour council alp australian labor party ...Annual collection of essays. Policies and programs for the Labor Government.Significant to ALP future planning and policy platform. Copy 2 forms part of the D.J. Spiers Collection.Paper; book. Cover: lilac, white and black. Front cover: names of editors and contributors, title. Title page: in black ink, "D.J. Spiers". (In copy 2.)btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, politics, government -
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Labor Essays 1997: Renewing and Revitalising Labor, 1997
... australian labor party... australian labor party politics government periodicals Front cover ...Annual collection of labor essays.Significant to ALP policy platform.Paper; book; green, black and orange cover.Front cover: title; editor's and contributors' names. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, alp, australian labor party, politics, government, periodicals -
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Labor Essays 1998: New Visions for Government, 1998
... australian labor party... alp australian labor party government parliament leadership ...Annual labor essays periodical. Essayists include leaders Kim Beazley and Gareth Evans, Mark Latham and Lindsay Tanner, Cheryl Kernot and Mary Delahunty, ACTU President Jennie George, Simon Crean and Bob McMullan, and John Button. Theme: New Visions for Government.Relevant to ALP forward planning and policy platform.Paper; book; black, white and blue cover.Front cover: editors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, government, parliament, leadership -
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Hayden : a political biography, 1980
... of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history. btlc ...A biography of ALP MP Bill Hayden, formerly leader of the opposition. Hayden relinquished this role, after which Bob Hawke became leader and won the 1983 federal election. Hayden served as Governor General from 1989-1996.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history.Paper; book. Front cover: picture of Bill Hayden. Front cover: title and author.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hayden, bill, alp, australian labour party, politics, politicians, elections, biography, governor general -
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A culture of power : rethinking labour movement goals for the 1990s, 1988
... australian labor party... unions economy alp australian labor party Front cover: author's ...Rethinking labour movement goals for the 1990s.Pertinent to the labour movement's history and goals.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow background; black lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, socialism, working class, politics, unions, economy, alp, australian labor party -
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Stirring the possum, 1989
... australian labor party... democratic labor party whitlam, eg whitlam, gough senators nsw ...Autobiography of James McClelland who was a NSW state MP, a solicitor and a senator in the Whitlam ministry. Whilst he was an ally of Santamaria, he did not join the DLP. He was also appointed as a judge in 1980 and in 1984 headed the Royal Commission into Maralinga.Relevant to the history of the ALP and the legal system in Australia.Paperback book. Front cover: author's photograph. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mcclelland, jim, mcclelland, james, alp, australian labor party, justice mcclelland, royal commissions, santamaria, bob, dlp, democratic labor party, whitlam, eg, whitlam, gough, senators, nsw government, nsw mps, maralinga, autobiography -
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Jack Lang, 1977
... australian labor party - nsw... australian labor party - nsw financial agreements' legislation ...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.Paper; book. Front cover: Black and white with a caricature of Jack Lang. Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, lang, jack, lang, john thomas, alp, australian labor party - nsw, financial agreements' legislation, premier - nsw, treasurer - nsw, biography -
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Hayden, 1989
... australian labor party... Labor Party and Australian political history. Biographical ...An autobiography of ALP MP Bill Hayden, formerly leader of the opposition. Hayden relinquished this role, after which Bob Hawke became leader and won the 1983 election. Hayden served as Governor General from 1989-1996.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party and Australian political history. Biographical interest - Bill Hayden.Paper; book. Cover: Separate photos of Bill Hayden and a house - sepia tones.Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hayden, bill, hawke, bob, politics, politicians, alp, australian labor party, governor general, elections, biography, prime minister, hayden, william george -
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Understanding multiculturalism and Australian identity, 1995
... australian labor party... identity minorities - australia australian labor party alp Front ...A collection of speeches and papers about multiculturalism in Australia by Andrew Theophanous. Includes some analysis of foreign policy, education, media, and equity policy.Pertinent to national identity in Australia. The author, Andrew Theophanous, was an ALP member of parliament and served as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister, Paul Keating.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow, black and white; map of Australia with black illustrations; black text.Front cover: descriptors to the illustrations; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, speeches - andrew theophanous, papers - andrew theophanous, foreign policy, foreign relations, education, media, social equity, race relations, multiculturalism, citizenship, national identity, minorities - australia, australian labor party, alp -
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The truth of the matter, 1979
... australian labor party... alp australian labor party btlc ballarat trades and labor ...The book is an account of Sir John Kerr's (Governor General) dismissal of the Whitlam Government dismissal in 1975. The Whitlam (ALP) government lost the election that followed this unprecedented act.The author, Gough Whitlam, was Prime Minister at the time of the dismissal. Whilst governor generals have the power to independently call for a double dissolution, Sir John Kerr's act was unprecedented and has not happened since.Paper; book. Front cover: Photograph of Gough Whitlam; author name and title.kerr, sir john, whitlam, gough, alp, australian labor party, btlc, ballarat trades and labor council, 1975, remembrance day, parliament, government, dismissal - government, senate, fraser, malcolm, constitutional crisis, constitution, double dissolution election, appropriation bills, governor general, prime minister -
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Ramming the shears : the rise and demise of the Australian shearer and his culture, 2004
... australian labor party... awu australian workers union alp australian labor party temple ...The story of what was once the largest Australian union. The Shearers' Union was started by David Temple in 1886 in Ballarat. This union ultimately became the AWU from which the ALP evolved.Relevant to unions in the Ballarat region, particularly the Shearers' Union.Book; 136 pages. White cover with one colour photograph and two images of the Eureka Flag; black lettering; title and author name.Inscribed on title page: "To Graeme Shearer, [donor's name illegible], 04/09/2004."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, shearers' union, shearers' and rural workers' union, awu, australian workers union, alp, australian labor party, temple, david, history, shearers, pastoralists, unions, strikes -
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The Hawke memoirs (Don Woodward Collection), 1994
... australian labor party... to the history of Australian Labor Party and Australian parliamentary ...Bob Hawke was a union leader and subsequently became Prime Minister of Australia. He became Prime Minister in 1983 and was ultimately usurped as by ALP treasurer, Paul Keating, in 1991.Relevant to the history of Australian Labor Party and Australian parliamentary politics. Autobiographical interest - Bob Hawke.Paper; book. Front cover: blue, black and white with a photograph of Bob Hawke. Front cover: Title and a facsimile of Bob Hawke's signature.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, hawke, bob, hawke, robert, alp, australian labor party, australian history, hayden, bill, fraser, malcolm, prime minister, leader of the opposition, elections, keating, paul, hawke, hazel, actu, unions, autobiography, memoirs, government, parliament -
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In search of Billy Hughes, 1979
... australian labor party... political parties over his parliamentary career: Labor, National ...Biography of Billy Hughes from his early career to gaining the office of Prime Minister of Australia. He also served as an organiser for the Amalgamated Shearers' Union prior to embarking upon his political career. He belonged to five different political parties over his parliamentary career: Labor, National Labor, Nationalist, Australian, United Australia, to Liberal.Relevance to Australian political history. Pertinent to biography of Billy Hughes.Paper; book. Front cover: painting of Billy Hughes; blue lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, w. hughes, hughes, billy, prime minister, unions, amalgamated shearers' union, union organisers, politics, australian labor party, alp, national labor party, nationalist party, australian party, united australia party, liberal party australia, history, biography