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Unions BallaratDiana: her true story - in her own words (Don Woodward Collection), Morton, Andrew, 1992
Biography of the late Princess of Wales, Diana, during her marriage to Prince Charles. At the time of publication, the book caused abuse and consternation from the British establishment. Princess Diana is now known to have collaborated with the author in the content of the book. Biographical interest. Relevant to the personal lives of the royal family in the United Kingdom.Book; 288 pages. Dust jacket: black background; black and white photograph of Princess Diana (nee Spencer); gold and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, monarchy - united kingdom, spencer, diana, biography -
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The Right Hon W.E. Gladstone (Don Woodward Collection), Reid, Stuart J, 1923
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 -
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Elizabeth R: The number one biography (Don Woodward Collection), Elizabeth Longford, 1983
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 -
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General Smuts (Don Woodward Collection), Millin, Sarah Gertrude, 1936
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 -
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Life and times of Winston Churchill (Don Woodward Collection), Thomson, Malcolm, 1945
... minister - britain world war ii Biography history - united kingdom ...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 -
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The age of paradox : a biography of England, 1841-1851, Dodds, John, 1953
An account of Britain in the early Victorian days, focussing upon such things as the Irish Famine, royal births, the Rowland Macassar hair oil, religion, performing arts and the weather. Historical - Victorian Britain. Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history, britain, victorian england, irish famine, religion, performing arts -
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Gladstone (Don Woodward Collection), Jenkins, Roy, 1995
WE Gladstone was a Liberal Party Prime Minister in Britain four times during the period of 1868 - 1894. He introduced many pivotal changes including the secret ballot, equality of opportunity, free trade, and laissez-faire economics.History and politics - United Kingdom. Autobiographical interest - WE Gladstone.Book; 698 pages. Dustjacket: plastic; colour photograph of Gladstone; white and gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gladstone, we, politics and government, history - united kingdom, prime ministers - united kingdom, biography -
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Churchill's deception: the dark secret that destroyed Nazi Germany (Don Woodward Collection), Kilzer, Louis C, 1994
The book is an account of how Churchill deceived Hitler into invading the Soviet Union. The author asserts that Great Britain avoided opportunities to end the war in order to destroy both Hitler and Germany. Warfare and diplomacy.Book; 335 pages. Dustjacket: photos of Churchill and Hitler; black and white lettering; author's name and title. Cover: red and blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, churchill, winston, biography, history - united kingdom, military - united kingdom, world war ii, hitler, adolf, politics and government - nazi germany, politics and government - united kingdom, hess, rudolf, diplomatic relations -
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Pitt the elder (Don Woodward Collection), Black, Jeremy, 1992
William Pitt was the First Earl of Chatham. He was a Whig who led the party to government on two occasions. His son, Pitt the Younger, was also (later) a British Prime Minister. This book is the biography of Pitt the Elder.Politics and government - United KingdomBook; 320 pages. Cover: illustration of William Pitt by William Hoare; black background; white lettering; author's name and title.Title page: blue ink - "Ex Libris, Philip Dennis Orders, 112 Pennant Hills Road, Normanhurst, 2076, New South Wales, 489 3490."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, pitt the elder, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, military - seven years war, political parties - whig -
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That damned democrat: John Norton, an Australian populist, 1858-1916 (Don Woodward Collection), Cannon, Michael, 1981
Biography of John Norton (1858-1916) and examples of his journalistic works. Norton was a journalist and a propagandist for the labor movement. He was a delegate to the trades union congresses in London and Paris. He was a representative of for the Phillip and Flinders wards on Sydney Municipal Council. Norton's personal history includes accusations of violent behaviour, moral turpitude, fraud and deception, blackmail, theft and murder. Trade unions - NSW. Politics - municipal councils. Media - journalism.Book; 178 pages. Dustjacket: pink background; illustration of Norton wielding a stick and a woman; picture of jury testimonials about Norton; photo of Norton's grave (back); black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; author's name and title. In blue ink, "CM7486".btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, norton, john (1858-1916), media - australia, labor movement, biography, trades union congress - paris, trades union congress - britain -
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Fox (Don Woodward Collection), Hobhouse, Christopher, 1934 (1964 reprint)
Biography of Charles James Fox. Fox was a British Whig and rival of William Pitt the Younger.British history and politics. Biographical interestBook; 271 pages. Cover: black background; black and white picture of Fox; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.In pencil, "6.95, UKB, 37950". Black stamp, "$ BOOKS BUY & SELL, 711 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, 212-2478." btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fox, charles james, history - united kingdom, biography, political parties - whig, politics and government, pitt, william (the younger) -
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Lloyd George (British Prime Ministers) (Don Woodward Collection), Morgan, Kenneth O, 1974
Biography of David Lloyd George who was the last Liberal Party PM in the United Kingdom.Politics and history - United Kingdom. Biographical interest - Lloyd George.Book; 224 pages. Dustjacket: sepia photograph of Lloyd George; black, brown and white lettering; author's and editor's names and title. Cover: brown background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, george, david lloyd, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, biography -
Ballarat and District Irish AssociationImage, Lord Randolf Churchill, c1864, 1864
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill was a British statesman. He was the third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough, and his wife, Lady Frances Vane. He was the father of Winston Churchill, the future wartime Prime Minister, who wrote his father's first major biography. (wikipedia) Having served as unofficial private secretary to his father, lord lieutenant (viceroy) of Ireland from 1876 to 1880, Churchill was especially interested in the Irish problem. Though opposed to national Home Rule for Ireland, he favoured self-government on the local level and blamed shortsighted British officials for the Irish crisis of the 1880s. The majority of the Conservative Party agreed with the Liberal government’s coercion policy toward Ireland, but Lord Randolph allowed the Irish nationalists, led by Charles Stewart Parnell, to understand that the Conservatives would oppose coercion in return for Irish votes in the general election of 1885. It was said that the Liberals underwent a forced conversion to Home Rule to counteract that promise.(http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/117261/Lord-Randolph-Churchill, accessed 21 January 2014)Image of a moustached man known as Lord R. Churchill, M.P.ballarat irish, churchill, randolf churchill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: THE LIFE OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER
A book titled 'The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer. The Father of English Poetry . A man of universal genius; coming as a genial day in an English Spring, his life a grand page of English history, his works full of cheerfulness, tenderness & truth, a true British worthy of five hundred years ago.' Published London: Ward, Lock & Co., Sallisbury Square, E.C.241 - 256 pgs.This booklet is one of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, geoffrey chaucer, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographies, biographical series, english literature, literature, english poetry, poetry, advertisements, famous people, person, male individual, penny books -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Trevor Lamb collection: The Age, Tuesday, February 18, 1973
Two pages article from The Age of Tuesday, February 18, 1973. The article lists the British Kings and Queens from the Saxon Kings till Elizabeth II with a short biography. the age, british royal families -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (series) - Subject File, BARNARD Family, 1958
Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderMembers of the Barnard Family were significant and notable pioneers of Kew. Francis Barnard established the first Kew Post Office and also a pharmacy. The post office was on the corner of Cotham Road and High Street. It later moved to another location in High Street. His son, F G A Barnard wrote the ‘Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria’ (1910). [An index to the publication is in the file]. Both Barnards were mayors of Kew. The extensive file of information includes some primary sources and a number of photocopies of secondary sources. The primary sources include two letters, the first from F G A Barnard dated 29-9-10, to W Derrick Esq, Cambooya requesting information on early settlement in Kew, and a handwritten reply from W Derrick recalling this period. Another primary source [laminated] relates to The Intermediate Examination conducted by the Pharmacy Board of Victoria (1917). The Kew Historical Society has many items relating to the Barnard family in its collection. One is the wall clock, which was donated by a Mrs McArthur of North Balwyn in 1973. The correspondence relating to its acquisition, and an article written by Mavis Rolley is in the file. While the collection includes an original copy of ‘Bear and Forbear: A genealogical study of the Prentice, Barnard and related families in Great Britain, Ireland and Australia’ (Prentice, Sydney & Mildred, 1985) in its library, a photocopy of parts are included in the file, with a number of letters from Mildred Prentice. The Society also has a number of bottles etc., from the pharmacy, which were donated by Kathleen Murphy of Surrey Hills. There are also various copies of birth certificates, biographies etc.francis barnard, fga barnard, mayors of kew, pharmacists - kew (vic), postmasters - kew (vic), registrars of births deaths and marriages - kew (vic), historians - kew (vic)francis barnard, fga barnard, mayors of kew, pharmacists - kew (vic), postmasters - kew (vic), registrars of births deaths and marriages - kew (vic), historians - kew (vic) -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Henry M Collins, From pigeon post to wireless, 1925
... Journalists - Great Britain - Biography... Journalists - Great Britain - Biography Reuters - Biography ...An autobiography of British journalist Henry CollinsIll, p.312.An autobiography of British journalist Henry Collinsjournalists - great britain - biography, reuters - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Macmillan, Life of Lord Kitchener, 1920
... Generals - Great - Britain - Biography... - Great - Britain - Biography World War - 1914-1918 - History ...Biography of Lord KitchenerIll, maps, 3.v, non-fictionBiography of Lord Kitchenergenerals - great - britain - biography, world war - 1914-1918 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Paul Brickhill, Reach for the sky, 1954
... 1939 - Aerial operations - Britain Douglas Bader - Biography ...In 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air Force in aerobatics displays, played rugby for Harlequins, and was tipped to be the next England fly half. But one afternoon in December all his ambitions came to an abrupt end when he crashed his plane doing a particularly difficult and illegal aerobatic trick. His injuries were so bad that surgeons were forced to amputate both his legs to save his life. Douglas Bader did not fly again until the outbreak of the Second World War, where his undoubted skill in the air was enough to convince a desperate air force to give him his own squadron. The rest of his story is the stuff of legend. Flying Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain he led his squadron to kill after kill, keeping them all going with his unstoppable banter. Shot down in occupied France, his German captors had to confiscate his tin legs in order to stop him trying to escape. Bader faced it all, disability, leadership and capture, with the same charm, charisma and determination that was an inspiration to all around him.Index, ill, p.372.non-fictionIn 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air Force in aerobatics displays, played rugby for Harlequins, and was tipped to be the next England fly half. But one afternoon in December all his ambitions came to an abrupt end when he crashed his plane doing a particularly difficult and illegal aerobatic trick. His injuries were so bad that surgeons were forced to amputate both his legs to save his life. Douglas Bader did not fly again until the outbreak of the Second World War, where his undoubted skill in the air was enough to convince a desperate air force to give him his own squadron. The rest of his story is the stuff of legend. Flying Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain he led his squadron to kill after kill, keeping them all going with his unstoppable banter. Shot down in occupied France, his German captors had to confiscate his tin legs in order to stop him trying to escape. Bader faced it all, disability, leadership and capture, with the same charm, charisma and determination that was an inspiration to all around him. world war 1939 - aerial operations - britain, douglas bader - biography -
Mont De LanceyBook, R.K. Burt and Co, The Leisure Hour 1887, 1887
A book of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 - 1905. Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction, and factual stories, historical and topical. The articles were a mix, including biographies, poetry, essays and fiction. Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction.An antique thick heavy brown covered children's book entitled - The Leisure Hour 1887. The front cover has the title printed in large gold lettering surrounded by black outlined flowers and leaves. It is a bound edition of a collection of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era. It has a variety of genres of fiction and factual stories, historical and topical. There are black and white illustrations throughout with some large frontispiece ones too. The stained back cover has a bunch of wildflowers printed in black outline. 860p.non-fictionA book of British general interest periodicals of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 - 1905. Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction, and factual stories, historical and topical. The articles were a mix, including biographies, poetry, essays and fiction. Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction.magazines, fiction books, historical fiction, children's books, non fiction book -
The Celtic ClubBook, Brenda Niall, The Riddle of Father Hackett, 2009
... Church - History - Great Britain Biography of Father Hackett S.J ...Biography of Father Hackett S.J.Index, bib, plates. p.320.non-fictionBiography of Father Hackett S.J.australia - irish culture, catholic church - history - great britain -
The Celtic ClubBook, Brian Feeney, 16 lives: Sean Macdiarmada, 2014
The first of a series of biographies of the 16 men executed by the British Government following the Easter Rising in 1916.Index, map, Ill, plates, bib. p.336.non-fictionThe first of a series of biographies of the 16 men executed by the British Government following the Easter Rising in 1916.ireland - biography - sean macdiarmada, ireland - uprising 1916 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncBook - "Next to Impossible" The Remarkable LIfe of Albert Chalmers Borella VC, Bradley A. Chalmers, 2015
Quotation from back cover- "Bushman, farmhand, artist, metropolitan fireman, decorated soldier, soldier settler, POW commandant. At ease in the company of the King or the common man, Albert Chalmers Borella VC did it all. This is his remarkable life story. " In 1918 Albert Borella (1881-1968) led a platoon in an attack to straighten the front line beyond Villers-Bretonneux, from which a major British offensive was to be launched a few weeks later. While ahead of his troops, he single-handedly captured a machine-gun. Then, after clearing a trench and dug-outs, he inspired his men to hold out during heavy enemy counter-attacks. Borella had earlier received the Military Medal and been Mentioned in Despatches. Although he had enlisted in Townsville (from Darwin), after the war he lived in Victoria as a farmer. Borella also served in the Second World War, and afterwards settled in Albury, New South Wales where he passed away on 07 February 1968. This extensive biography documents his background and life achievements.non-fictionQuotation from back cover- "Bushman, farmhand, artist, metropolitan fireman, decorated soldier, soldier settler, POW commandant. At ease in the company of the King or the common man, Albert Chalmers Borella VC did it all. This is his remarkable life story. " In 1918 Albert Borella (1881-1968) led a platoon in an attack to straighten the front line beyond Villers-Bretonneux, from which a major British offensive was to be launched a few weeks later. While ahead of his troops, he single-handedly captured a machine-gun. Then, after clearing a trench and dug-outs, he inspired his men to hold out during heavy enemy counter-attacks. Borella had earlier received the Military Medal and been Mentioned in Despatches. Although he had enlisted in Townsville (from Darwin), after the war he lived in Victoria as a farmer. Borella also served in the Second World War, and afterwards settled in Albury, New South Wales where he passed away on 07 February 1968. This extensive biography documents his background and life achievements.victoria cross, military history, biography albert borella, borella albert chalmers v.c> -
Melbourne LegacyPhotograph - Photo, ANZAC Day, Anzac Day London 1956, 1956
A photo of Anzac Day in London in 1956 from a Comradeship photo album. It identifies Sir Thomas White at the East door of Westminster Abbey after the service. The caption says Sir Thomas White was the 3rd President of Melbourne Legacy. He had also been the Australian High Commissioner in Britain until 1956, so he was soon to return to Australia. According to a biography website he died the next year (1957). http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/white-sir-thomas-walter-12013 This photo and several others (see 01029 - 01031) of Anzac services in London are part of a photo album to of Comradeship activities (from 930 to 1977). A menu card at 01298 shows that Group Captain White was given a farewell dinner when he left Australia for the post in London and it was attended by many legatees.A record that Legatees often held prominent positions such as High Commissioner of Britain. The Comradeship photo album was put together by the Comradeship committee and records events that Legatees did and places they lived or visited. Some appear to be trips to visit other Legatees living overseas and social occasions held in different places. It shows the bond that Legatees have with each other.Black and white photo of Anzac Day in London in 1956.Handwritten in the border: Sir Thomas White (3rd President Melb Legacy). On the back: "Anzac Day London '56. / Sir Thomas White leaving Westminster Abbey after the Anniversary Service."anzac day, comradeship -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George. Routledge, Chinese Gordon : a succinct record of his life, 1884
... Generals - Great Britain - Biography... - History Generals - Great Britain - Biography An account ...An account of the time of General Gordon in Chinap.252.An account of the time of General Gordon in Chinachina - history, generals - great britain - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George G Harrap and Co, The story of Lord Kitchener, 1916
... Generals - Great Britain - Biography... - Great Britain - Biography Great Britain - History - Military ...The life and times of Lord KitchenerIll, p.288.non-fictionThe life and times of Lord Kitchenergenerals - great britain - biography, great britain - history - military -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Thomas Nelson and Sons, With Kitchener to Khartum, ????
... Generals - Great Britain - Biography... - History Generals - Great Britain - Biography A biography of Lord ...A biography of Lord KitchenerIll, maps, p.384.non-fictionA biography of Lord Kitchenersudan - history, generals - great britain - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Macmillan and Co, Forty-one years in India : from subaltern to Commander-in-chief, 1900
... Generals - Great Britain - Biography... - Great Britain - Biography India - British occupation The life ...The life and times of Lord Roberts of KandaharIndex, ill, maps, p.543.non-fictionThe life and times of Lord Roberts of Kandahargenerals - great britain - biography, india - british occupation -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Jarrolds, Twenty-five years with Earl Haig, 1929
... Generals - Great Britain - Biography... 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France Generals - Great Britain ...Reminisces of the personal servant of Earl HaigIll, p.288.non-fictionReminisces of the personal servant of Earl Haigworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, generals - great britain - biography -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hodder and Stoughton, Lord Wavell (1883-1941) : a military biography, 1948
... Generals - Great Britain - Biography... - Great Britain - Biography World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...A biography of Lord WavellIndex, ill, maps, p.488.non-fictionA biography of Lord Wavellgenerals - great britain - biography, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa
