Chales Edgar Bodinner [6102]

Henry Howard Whitfield [6838]

History of the National Union of Printing, Books, Bindings and Paper Workers.Significant to history of unions and the labour movement in the United Kingdom.Paper. Front cover: dark blue with white text.Front cover: author's name and title.national union of printing, books, bindings and paper workers, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, united kingdom, history, printing industry, unions, printers

Biography of Herbert Morrison (1888-1965), a former British labor party politician who held positions of Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.Significant to Labor Party history in the United Kingdom.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; blue and black photo of Morrison on a podium addressing a crowd of people; black, red and blue lettering.Front cover: authors' names and title.labor party - united kingdom, morrison, herbert, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, home secretary - united kingdom, foreign secretary - united kingdom, deputy prime minister - united kingdom, biography, donoghue, bernard, jones, gw

During a stay at Dunbar, one of Australia's largest cattle stations, the author was faced with the problem of getting a badly injured man to hospital, it was the wet season, but the Royal flying doctor service came to the rescue. The author was later a nurse in a bush hospital and worked in close cooperation with the flying doctor service before writing "Mantle of Safety".Autobiographical and relevant to the history of the Australian flying doctor service.Paper; book.Cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, hospital, royal flying doctor service, bush hospitals, autobiography, medicine

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

The General Strike took place in 1926 in Britain. The nine day strike across many industries was called by the Trades Union Congress to protect pay rates and working conditions for coal miners. Relevant to the General Strike and to history of trade unionism in Britain.Paper; book. Cover: collage - picture of 6 men superimposed over a copy of the British Worker; background is white with red text; blue spine.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, general strike - britain, trades union congress - britain, tuc - britain, unions, strikes, industrial action, miners, coal miners, wages

The authors explore the effects of globalisation and presage the possibility of a 20:80 society. In a 20:80 society, 20% of the employable population would work and 80% would be on some form of welfare. Further, they describe how a 20:80 society may already exist.20th century economics, globalisation, welfare and employment.Paper; book. Red, yellow and black cover.Front cover: Title & authors' names.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, economics, globalisation, welfare, employment, 20:80 society

History of the Australasian Engineering Union (1852 and 1973) was formed in 1890 - a break away group from its British equivalent/parent body. It represented engineers and some metal workers.Relevant to internal union democracy and collective bargaining.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white image of men voting at a workplace meeting. Grey and yellow text.Front cover: title and author name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, australian engineering union, aeu, amalgamated engineering union (britain), amalgamated engineering union (australia), metal workers, engineers, history, collective bargaining, unions

An introduction to industrial and employee relations for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The book has an international focus.Relevant to industrial relations on a global level.Book; paper.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial relations, unions, industrial relations - theory, industrial relations - practice, employee relations

A collection of essays about British Liberal Democrats and their policies in the late 1940s and 1950s. Relevant to British political history in the 1940s and the 1950s.Paper; hardcover book. Front cover: yellow background, black text.Front cover: title and editor's name.keynesian, macroeconomics, microeconomics, distributistism, politics, politicians, liberal democrats - britain, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history

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

Essays by various contributors about Winston Churchill. The book was published to mark Churchill's eightieth birthday. Churchill was Prime Minister of Britain on two occasions: 1940-45 (during the Second World War) and 1951-55. Paper; book. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, churchill, winston, churchill, sir winston, history, biography, politics, wwii, britain, prime minister - britain

From the publisher: "A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason." The book strongly critique of the Bush administration. Contents: Introduction -- 1: Politics of fear -- 2: Blinding the faithful -- 3: Politics of wealth -- 4: Convenient untruths -- 5: Assault on the individual -- 6: National insecurity -- 7: Carbon crisis -- 8: Democracy in the balance -- 9: Well-connected citizenry -- Conclusion: Rebirth of democracyRelevance to politics in the United States, Iraq War, events around 9/11 and the George W. Bush government (2000-2008).Paper; book. Front cover: coloured image of the US flag (background); blue, white and red lettering.Front cover: author's name and book title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, united states of america, bush, george, iraq war, 9/11, national security - usa, politics, government, democracy, citizenship

Taken from the diaries of Churchill's private physician, Lord Charles Moran, the book provides an intimate and personal biographical account of Sir Winston Churchill.Churchill was Prime Minister of Britain on two occasions: 1940-45 (during the Second World War) and 1951-55. Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, churchill, sir winston, churchill, winston, prime minister, britain, wwii, physician, moran, lord charles, moran, charles, biography, diaries, politics, parliament

A critique of neoliberalism. Chomsky argues against pro-corporate economies and political policies that boost the power of private ownership. He points to detrimental policies endowed upon poorer nations by IMF, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation.Contemporary relevance to governance and economy of first and third world countries & deployment of neoliberalism.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; colour picture of protesters facing off against police; white lettering.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, neoliberalism, economics, economy, politics, policy, corporate ownership, international monetary fund, imf, the world bank, world trade organisation, social commentary, free enterprise, democracy

A critical appraisal of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. The author also provides a cultural history of Iraq.Relevant to world politics, international relations and warfare - especially to Iraq.Paper; book. Front cover: colour picture - military man with rifle and a child; white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history, social history, bush, george w, warfare, international relations, military

First-hand insights into Bernie Sanders' campaign (an policy platform) to become Presidential candidate for the Democrats in 2016. He was beaten by Hillary Clinton. Clinton subsequently lost to Donald Trump (Republican Party) in the actual election. Pertinent to history of USA and its presidential elections. Hardcover book. Front cover: faun background; blue and red edges; blue and black picture of Bernie Sanders waving; blue, red and black lettering. Back cover: black and red lettering; background and edging as above. Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: description; recommendations; excerpts.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics - usa, politics - united states of america, election campaigning, election campaigning - presidential, criminal justice system - usa, health care - usa, media - usa, immigration - usa, higher education - usa, economy - usa, democratic party - usa

The book describes itself as a "terse guide to such questions as, what causes unemployment, what causes war, what makes booms and slumps, what is socialism [and] what is capitalism." Book index: I. The Secret in the Pay Envelope II. How the System Works III. What They Get Out of It IV. What It has Done to Us V. Why It Stops Working VI. Must we Die for It? VII. What can we Put in its Place? VIII. "I have Seen the Future, and It Works" IX. What would Socialism be like Here? X. How to Get There Written and produced in Britain 1938. Pertinent Britain's economy and work force in the 1930s. Observations about wages and employment.Softcover book. Front cover: black and white background, red, white and black lettering. Back cover: white background; black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: advertisement for the Left Book Club, London; International Bookshop Pty Ltd stamp.btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, socialism, politics and government, unemployment, war, economy, capitalism, wages

Written in 1872, the author examines strikes, economics, industrial relations and conciliation.The author is a former governor of Victoria, politician and a freemason. The book is relevant to working conditions in Britain at the time of publication.Hardback; brown cover with gold and black ornamentation; 296 pages. Inside cover: Regulations for Visitors and Subscribers to the Ballaarat Public Library has been affixed - stamped with "CANCELLED" in red. Spine: number 54; author's name and title in gold embossed lettering.btlc

Sociological text that explores social structure. Marxist and Durkeimian influences. Editor's introduction: Power/knowledge and the dissolution of the sociology of knowledge / John Law -- Art exhibitions and power during the nineteenth century / Gordon J. Fyfe -- The Politics of schism: routinisation and social control in the International Socialists/Socialist workers' party / Steve Rayner -- The Social preconditions of radical scepticism / Mary Douglas -- The values of quantification / Jean Lave -- 'Interests' in political analysis / Barry Hindess -- Interactive-orientation and argumentation in scientific texts / Steven Yearley -- The Question of ideology: Althusser, Pecheux and Foucault / Mark Cousins and Athar Hussain -- On authority and its relationship to power / Barry Barnes -- Some elements of a sociology of translation: domestication of the scallops and the fishermen of St Brieuc Bay / Michel Callon -- On the methods of long-distance control: vessels, navigation and the Portuguese route to India / John Law -- The Powers of association / Bruno Latour. Socially and politically significant. Broad relevance to how societies work.Paperback; white background; blue and black text; price sticker; 280 pages.Back cover: contributors' and editor's bios. Front cover: editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, power, knowledge, art, socialism, sociology, politics, science, ideology

The book explores: The psychology of ethics Man's moral nature as cognitive Impulses and restraints belonging to the nature of man The will Moral sentiments Disorder of our moral nature Metaphysic of ethics Applied ethics Broad societal relevance.Book; 277 pages. Cover: brown background; gold lettering on spine; 55 pages scientific catalogue.Ballarat East Public Library slip is glued to the inside cover and stamped in red "CANCELLED". "Bay 01S5 is written on the slip in blue pencil. Book number is written in as number 46. This number also appears on the book spine.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, morality, psychology, ethics, religion, pantheism, atheism, free will, politics