Untold story of the Eureka Stockade (3 December 1854). The rebellion at Eureka arose as a protest against compulsory mining licences for gold miners and led to the siege at the Stockade by colonial forces.Local significance. Relevant to the history of the Eureka Stockade that took place in Ballarat in 1854.Paper; book. Front cover: Red, blue and black background with an artistic rendition of the battle of Eureka. Yellow and white text. Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, eureka lead, gold mining - ballarat, mining licences - ballarat, civil disobedience, lalor, peter, scobie, james, ballarat reform league, bentley, james, humffray, john, southern cross, australian history

Julian Chan's government attempted to resolve the Bougainville Civil War using diplomatic means and eventually by military force. These attempts brought down the Chan government.Relevant to the political history of Papua New Guinea and the region. Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white military photograph; black and white text.Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, chan, julian, chan, sir julian, prime ministers - papua new guinea, sandline crisis, sandline affair, civil wars, politics, history, bougainville civil war, papua new guinea

History of the ETU Australia, its growth and achievements.Relevant to the history and growth of trade unions in Australia.Paper; hardback book; 2 copies. Front cover: blue, orange and black; white text; two-tone industry photographs.Front cover: Author name and title.electrical trades union of australia, victorian branch, etu, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, history

Matthew Peacock is an ABC journalist who researched the story of the company, James Hardy, that knowingly continued to sell asbestos products despite serious health risks to its employees and customers. Stories of past employees including the late Bernie Banton who publically crusaded against James Hardy.The book and its stories are significant to workplace health and safety in Australia and consumer safety.Paper; book. Front cover: red and black background; white and red text; photographs of Greg Combet, Bernie Banton and a man holding a banner that reads, "Killed by Asbestos".Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, banton, bernie, james hardy industries, occupational health and safety, asbestos, workers' compensation, political activists, unions, asbestosis, biography

The wharfies' mural shows the combined history of the waterside workers and the labour movement from the 1800s to the late 1930s.Descriptive of the artistic representation of union history, the first world war and the depression.Paper; book. Front cover: blue and white with mural.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, wharfies' mural, wharfies, art and history, depression, unions, history, wwi, waterside workers federation, wwf, murals, labour movement

An account of the Miners' Federation in Wongthaggi, Victoria - its history and significant influence upon the local community.Relevant to the history of trade unions in Australia, particularly the Miners' Federation in the town of Wonthaggi.Paper; book. Front cover: orange/yellow and black. White and black text. Picture (artistic impression) of coal miners.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, miners' federation, wonthaggi, state coal mine, unions, history, miners, mining - coal

This book fills some gaps in the narrative of goldfields' history. The author addresses social and cultural significance of the goldfields' history.Relevant to the history of gold mining in Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: background is black and white. Picture of soil horizons.Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian history, goldfields, gold, gold mining, social history, eureka stockade

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

History of the BLF and the campaign to break it.Relevant to the history of Australian unions and particularly the BLF. Paper, book. Front cover: Black and white image of a rally with Southern Cross flag; blue and white text.Front cover: Author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, blf, builders labourers federation, unions, history, building trades, strikes, industrial disputes, construction workers, politics, government

The strike took place in 1891 when pastoralists wanted to reduce shearers' wages and bring in non-union workers at lower rates. The author, Julian Stuart, was one of the leaders of the shearers' strike and was jailed for three years with hard labour. He subsequently worked for the Labour Electoral League (a predecessor of the Australian Labor Party).Relevant to the history of the union movement and especially the shearers' union in Queensland.Book; 167 pages. Dust jacket: red and black background; red and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: green; gold lettering; author's name and title on spine. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, strikes, pastoralists, shearers, shearers' strike, queensland, labour electoral league, australian labor party, alp, stuart, julian, prison, workers - non-union, workers - union

A cartoon history of the 1998 waterfront dispute.Relevant to the history of unions (especially the MUA) and industrial relations.Paper; book. Cover: black and white; cartoon on the front cover.Front cover: editor, author of foreword and title.ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, btlc, waterfront workers, waterfront dispute 1998, mua, maritime workers' strike, maritime union australia, unions, industrial relations, strikes

A critical appraisal of Australia's immigration policies and multiculturalism.Relevant to Australian culture and immigration. The book was written in 1998.Paper; book. Cover: White with red, black and white writing. Picture of a burning leaf. Round sticker: "The phenomenal no.1 bestseller".Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, immigration, social history, national culture

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

100 years' history of the Geelong Trades Hall.Relevant to the history and achievements of the union movement in Australia, particularly in the Geelong area. Launched in 2011.Paper; book; CD-Rom Front cover: full-colour photograph of Trades Hall building; black and white text. Back cover: blue background; colour portrait photograph of the author; white text.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: author biography.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, geelong trades hall, history, centenary, unions, regional trades and labour councils, industrial relations

History of the Painters Union.Of historical significance to the union movement in Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; red and black text; colour image of the union banner. Front cover: title and author's name.painters union - victorian, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, painters, unions, history, operative painters and decorators union

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

John Gorton is a former Prime Minister of Australia. He became Prime Minister following the disappearance of Harold Holt in 1967. Gorton resigned as leader in 1971 and William McMahon became Prime Minister.Relevant to political history of Australia. Biographical relevance.Paper; book. Front cover: Full colour photograph of John Gorton; black and green text.Front cover: author's name; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, prime minister, holt, harold, gorton, john, mcmahon, william, liberal party australia, politics, politicians, government, biography

History of the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia. The union ran from 1926-1974; it has subsequently gone through a number of name changes including the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing & Allied Services Union of Australia.Relevant to the history of unions in Australia, particularly the Amalgamated Postal Workers Union of Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: Fawn background with blue, red and brown text; sketch of a building façade.Front cover: author's and editor's names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, amalgamated postal workers union of australia, communications electrical electronic energy information postal plumbing & allied services union of australia, politics, labour movement

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

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

Malcolm Fraser was a Liberal Party Prime Minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983. He was appointed as caretaker Prime Minister following the dismissal of the Whitlam government in 1975 and subsequently won the double dissolution election. He was defeated by Bob Hawke in 1983. After exiting the parliament, Fraser became an advocate for human rights and international aid. This book is a humourous pictorial record.Entertainment value. Relevant to the history of the Liberal Party Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; sepia photograph of Malcolm Fraser at a podium marked with the Liberal brand; black and white lettering.Front cover: Speech bubble, "Amazing scenes in living black and white."; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fraser, malcolm, liberal party australia, prime minister, prime minister - caretaker, whitlam, gough, dismissal - government, hawke, bob, elections, parliament, government, leadership, cartoons, caricatures, humour

History of the building industry in Australia. Paper; book. Cover: blue and white; black and white writing; images of buildings.Front cover: author name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, building, builders, industry, history, architecture, construction industry

History of crime in Australia over fifty years, including the baccarat wars, kidnappings and the disappearance of the Beaumont children.Relevant to Australian law enforcement and crime - approximately 1929-1979.Book; paper. Front cover: black background; black and white photographs, newspaper headlines, fingerprints and a letter addressed to "Dear Mum and Dad ..."; yellow and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.criminals, crime, history, baccarat wars, law, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall

Judgements and sentences of twenty five horrific crimes in Australia. Includes gang wars, Snowtown killings and Peter Falconio.Relevant to law enforcement and crime in Australia; particularly discusses murders.Paper; book. Front cover: orange and black with picture of a faceless judge in court regalia.Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, murder, crime, law, falconio, peter, williams, carl, knight, karen, snowtown killings, gang land murders, bryant, martin, port arthur - tasmania

Hospital management pertinent to the 1980s.Relevant to the health sector in Australia.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hospitals, health care, hospitals - operations

Important events in Australian history recorded chronologically. Historical - Australia. Reference.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian history, 1788

Autobiography of Australian writer, AB Facey. Facey was a WWI veteran and subsequently became a farmer and then worked for the tramways. Autobiographical and historical interest.Paper; book. Front cover: author name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, autobiography, writers, literature - australian, facey, ab, tramways, great depression, military, gallipoli, farming, world war i, wwi

Photographs and stories about Australian pubs.History - colloquial, pictorial and historical. Social customs of Australians.Paper; book. Front cover: Picture of Chloe, a famous painting from Young and Jackson's Hotel (Melbourne) with a man in a black hat toasting her; yellow and white text.Front cover: authors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history, stories, photographs, pubs, pictures, drinking establishments, hotels, taverns, australia - social customs

Reference book on a wide variety of Australian topics.Reference tool.Paper; bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australia, reference

Jack O'Leary was a prominent official in the Rail, Tram and Bus Union in Brisbane. The story tells of how Jack and his union brought corrupt politicians to account.Relevant to Australian unions (especially the RTBU) and political history. Paper; book. Front cover: black and white picture of Jack O'Leary; red and yellow text.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, o'leary, jack, rail, tram and bus union, politics, politicians, political corruption, unions, union officials