Photograph of Betty Borchers (holding a pot of soup) and John Brumby, Victorian Treasurer (later Premier of Victoria). John Brumby was the 45th Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010. At the time this photo was taken, he was Treasurer of Victoria. Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers. She passed away in January 2015.Photographbrumby, john, borchers, betty, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politicians

Photograph: John Baines, Marg Caddy and Graeme Shearer at Trades Hall Dinner Graeme Shearer was Secretary of Ballarat Trades Hall for 25 years, retiring in 2009.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labor council, ballarat trades hall, baines, john, caddy, mary, shearer, graeme

Photograph: ALP Christmas in July Photo taken at Ballarat Trades Hall in July 2005. Includes people eating and drinking. None of these people have been identified.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labour party, christmas

Photograph: Norm Borchers and Catherine King The photograph was taken after Catherine King presented Borchers with a certificate commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. There are people in the background who were not directly facing the camera and have not been identified. Catherine King is the federal ALP member for Ballarat and has been office since 2001. She was a cabinet minister in the second Rudd ministry and is now part of the Shadow Cabinet. Norm Borchers passed away in 2008. Borchers was a Club President of the Sebastopol Lions Club (1975-76). He worked for the railways as an engineering employee and was long-term trade unionist (Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australian Railways Union) and ALP member; he lived and worked in the Ballarat area. Norm was active in workplace disputes during the ALP split in 1955. He was a long time supporter of Ballarat Trades Hall.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, king, catherine, borchers, norm, world war ii

History and overview of the ANZACs at the Western Front during World War I. Commentary and first-hand accounts of the conflict.History - war time. Book; 863 pages. Cover: white background; landscape photograph in sepia with a white cross; black and brown lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history, military - world war i, anzacs

Autobiography of Golda Meir. Golda Meir was the first and only female prime minister of Israel, from 1969 to 1974.Politics - Israel. Autobiographical interest - Golda Meir.Book; 396 pages. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title. Library card envelope glued to the inside cover. Red biro, "50P". Library stamps: "WITHDRAWN FOR SALE FROM ENFIELD LIBRARIES" & "London Borough of Enfield Public Libraries: P15527" btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, meir, golda, politics and government - israel, autobiography

Short reflections and quotations about life. Hazel Hawke was the former wife of Bob Hawke (former trade union official and 23rd Prime Minister of Australia). In 2001 Hazel Hawke was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. The citation read: "For service to the community, particularly through the promotion of the reconciliation process, support for continued improvement in the quality of children's television, as a contributor to the preservation of heritage items, and involvement with environmental and wildlife preservation groups".Infotainment.Book; 152 pages. Dustjacket: yellow background; colour photograph of Hazel Hawke; purple, blue and black lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, hawke, hazel, hawke, bob, quotations - anecdotes

Story of Yeltsin's political career. Yeltsin was a Soviet/Russian politician who also served as President from 1991-1999.Politics and government - Soviet Union/Russia. Biographical interest - Boris Yeltsin.Book; 303 pages. Dustjacket: blue background; colour pictures of Boris Yeltsin; white and blue lettering; author's name and title. Cover: blue background; silver lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, biography, yeltsin, boris, politics and government - soviet union/russia

Trade unions - Australia. Considers legal frameworks, organising, politics, communist party, industrial action, class distinction.Relevance to the union movement in Australia and thus to the purpose of the Ballarat Trades and Labour Council.PaperFront cover: author's name and title.ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, trade unions, politics, communist party australia, industrial action

A selection of articles by various authors. Labour economics for Australian students - international and Australian context. Covers unemployment, inflation, labour market policy, deregulation, and the future of the Accord. (Note: published in 1992. The book precedes the Howard coalition government, GST, WorkChoices, Fair Work Act, etc.)Informative analysis about past industrial relations and economic practices/policy in Australia. (Published 1993)Book; paper.Front cover: editor's name and title. Title page: in blue ink, "DJ Spiers, Ballaarat University, May 1983".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, economics - labour, industrial relations - australia, wages, unions

Industrial relations skills for practitioners - advocacy, negotiation and award drafting.Relevance to workplace relations processes.Book; paper.Front cover: Author's name and title. Title page: in blue ink, "D.J. Spiers, Curtin University, July 1988"btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, trade unions, industrial relations, mediation and conciliation, grievance procedures

Various authors. Reading about workplace reform in Australian employment relations. Section headings: - The reform agenda - Case studies at the industry and regional level - Case studies at the enterprise level - Issues and impacts - Negotiating workplace reformRelevance to workplace relations and the operations of trade unions and employers.Book; paper.Front cover: editors' names and title. Cover page: in blue ink, "D.J. Spiers, University of Ballaarat, September 1995".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial relations, workplace relations, trade unions, enterprise bargaining

Perspectives on new workplace relations legislation (as at 1997) by various stakeholders - practitioners, politicians, tribunal members and academics. Papers from conference at the Centre for Research on Employment and Work (CREW)Enterprise bargaining, workplace dismissals and the role of trade unions.Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and title. Title page: in black ink, "D.J. Spiers, University of Ballaarat, August 1997".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, enterprise bargaining, industrial relations, centre for research on employment and work (crew), dismissal

Account of the Mount Isa industrial action of 1964/65 as told by Pat Mackie who was the leader of the miners.Relevance to union actions in Queensland. Historical and autobiographical.Book; paper.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial action, unions, mt isa mines ltd, trade unions

Labor economics. Section headings: -Labor economics : Introduction and overview -The theory of individual labor supply -Population, participation rates and hours of work -Labor quality : Investing in human capital -The demand for labor -Wage determination and the allocation of labor -Alternative pay schemes and labor efficiency -The wage structure -Mobility, migration and efficiency -Labor unions and collective bargaining -The economic impact of unions -Government and the labor market : Employment expenditures and taxation -Government and the labor market : Legislation and regulation -Theories of labor market discrimination -Women, blacks and the labor market -Critiques of orthodox wage theory -The personal distribution of earnings -Labor productivity : Wages, prices and employment -Employment and unemployment -Wages and inflation -Information sources in labor economicsWorkplace relations/labor relations and economics. Authors are from Nebraska, USA writing in 1995.Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and titlebtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, wages, employment, workplace relations - enterprise bargaining

The establishment of the 8hours day by the Operative Stone Masons in 1856 gave an impetus to the Trade Union Movement in the colony and the slogan “8hrs Work 8hrs Rest 8hrs Recreation” became established fact for the first time in the world. This event was rightly regarded as worthy of celebration and 8hr anniversary committees were formed throughout Victoria. In 1883, the Ballarat Eight Hours Anniversary Committee was renamed Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council.The minutes are a core historical source of information from the inception of Eight Hours Anniversary Committee, subsequently known as Ballarat Trades and Labour Council. They represent the history of unionism in the Ballarat region. The minutes include items relating to industrial campaigns, social justice and are of political significance to the region. Bound, paper. Vol 1: 11 November 1892-23 March 1900. Vol 2: 3 April 1900-23 June 1911. Vol 3: 12 December 1911-27 January 1916 - also contains minutes of the Progressive Political League of Victoria, Ballarat West Branch, 22 June 1891-14 March 1892.eight hours anniversary committee, ballarat regional trades and labour council, btlc, unions, eight hour day, ballarat trades hall, progressive political league of victoria

ACTU is a peak union body in Australia and was established in 1927.ACTU is the peak union body in Australia. Decisions made by ACTU and associated correspondence to BTLC are of importance in tracking the history of BTLC.Paper (roneoed) in one folder.actu, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, correspondence, australian council of trade unions, ballarat trades hall

The Ballarat Trades and Labour Council was formed in May 1882 and known as the Eight Hours Anniversary Committee. The Ballarat Regional Trades and Labour Council has been in existence from 1883 to the present day.These documents are part of the financial history of BTLC and its activities over the period 1887-1913.Paper (1 volume)eight hours anniversary committee, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, receipts, expenditure, finances, ballarat trades hall

Ballarat Trades Hall was part of the Intercolonial Trades Hall Congresses created for the purposes of collective organising within labour organisations. There were eight Congresses held within Australia. See 0019-0026.The receipts are part of the history of the 7th Intercolonial Trades Hall Congress in Ballarat and are a record of its incoming finances.Bookbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, finances, organising, unions, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress

Ballarat Trades Hall was part of the Intercolonial Trades Hall Congresses created for the purposes of collective organising within labour organisations. There were eight Congresses held within Australia. See 0019-0026.The receipts are part of the history of the 7th Intercolonial Trades Hall Congress in Ballarat and are a record of its expenditure.Bookbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, 7th intercolonial trades hall congress, organising, unions, finances

The Ballarat Unemployed Association was a collective in the 1930s advocating for the welfare and rights of unemployed persons. For example, a deputation from BUA approached council in 1931 with a request to waive council rate payments in exchange for volunteer labour.Of significance to matters of employment and social equity in the Ballarat region.Paper, two bound volumes (E97/27/1-2)ballarat unemployed associaton, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, employment, minutes, welfare

Biographical book about medical practitioners in Ballaarat (Ballarat) goldfields between 1850-1860.Ballarat region - social history.PaperFront cover: title and author's name.medical practitioners, ballaarat, ballarat, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, doctors

Paper; bookdemocracy, emy, hugh v, politics, australia, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall

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

Pictorial history of Ballarat collected by a local person, Max Harris.Local history.Paper; bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat, pictorial works, buildings - ballarat, streetscapes - ballarat

Pictorial history of Ballarat collected by a local person, Max Harris.Local history.Paper; bookbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, ballarat, pictorial works, buildings - ballarat, streetscapes - ballarat

An account of World War I conscription conflicts. Relevant to history of World War I and opposition to military conscription.Paper; book; 365 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, world war i, conscription, military, anti-conscriptionism

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

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

Acts of Parliament, 1928.Paper; bookbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, acts of parliament - victoria, law, government, parliament - victoria