36 p. ; footnotes; 24 cm.Contents:James Cook; Arthur Phillip; John Pascoe Fawkner; The Sydney Cove; George Bass; Tobias Furneaux; John Hunter; Matthew Flinders and George Bass; John Batman; James Grant; John Murray; Discovery of Port Phillip Bay; Proposed Settlement at Port Phillip; Matthew Flinders; Nicolas Baudin and Emmanuel Hamelin; Charles Robbins; Charles Grimes; The Settlement at Sullivan Bay, Sorrento; General Orders; Garrison Orders; Some Events at Sullivan Bay; Western Port; Edward Henty; Sealing; The Geordy; John Oxley; Hamilton Hume and William Hilton Hovell; The Settlement at Western Port; Port Fairy and Portland Bay; Charles Sturt; The Lively; Portland Bay and the Hentys; australia-history-summary 1768-1834, australia-discovery and exploration-summary, port phillip-settlement p.17-35

9 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm.[From Intro.]: "The guide booklet asks students to consider four important questions as they explore the Centre's resources: 1. Did the Kooris of the Gariwerd area use their environment well? 2. Did they have a rich and full culture? 3. How did contact with Europeans affect their life? 4. Are Koori history and culture an important part of every Australian's heritage today?"community organisations -- cultural activities (including preservation and/or promotion of traditional culture). other: brambuk living cultural centre -- budja budja -- gariwerd -- halls gap -- grampians -- education.

9 p. : ill., map ; 30 cm.[Contents: The Brambuk Centre - Outside; The Brambuk Centre - Inside; How did the Kooris of Gariwerd Gather Food?; A Dreamtime Story - The story of Bunjil; 'I Spy...'; A Plant Hunt; Find the Words; Koori Rock Art.community organisations -- cultural activities (including preservation and/or promotion of traditional culture). other: brambuk living cultural centre -- budja budja -- gariwerd -- halls gap -- grampians -- education.

93 p. : ill., 1 port. ; 20 cm.This book sets out the High Court Mabo decision in plain English, giving everyone the chance to read the case for themselves. It reduces the judgements to less than a third of their original length. It avoids repetition, translates legalese into English and gathers the judgement into chapters and themes. It looks at the specific issues raised by the High Court judges including terra nullius, Crown sovereignty, land ownership, naive title and protecting native title under the Racial Dicrimination Act.australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | australia. racial discrimination act 1975 | native title - cases - mabo | law - relation to anglo australian law | law - jurisprudence | native title - extinguishment | race relations - racial discrimination - anti discrimination - legislation. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992 -- trials, litigation, etc. | australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | native title (australia) | torres strait islanders -- land tenure. | torres strait islanders -- legal status, laws, etc. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. | land tenure -- law and legislation -- australia. | queensland -- trials, litigation, etc.

159 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; index; 22 cm.Foreword: This Chronology extends from the first permanent settlement of "Port Phillip" or "Australia Felix," at Portland Bay, by Edward Henty, until the beginning of the proceedings of the first Town Council of Melbourne. In order to provide the necessary historical perspective, the Chronology has been preceded by a Summary of Historical Events.Many matters are here noted for the first time, and, through the courtesy of the Trustees of the Public Library of Victoria, the compiler was allowed to publish in full the diary kept by Sir Richard Bourke during his visit to Port Phillip in March, 1837.In addition to the authorities quoted in the text, recourse has been had to the large collection of official documents in the Public Library of Victoria (including the collection of La Trobe papers), the Historical Records of Australia, and the books and pamphlets dealing with the first decade of this State.victoria -- history -- 1834-1851. | victoria -- history -- to 1834.

History of the FIA from the early 20th century; has coverage of the steel industry that became significant through the first and second world wars. Relevant to union history in Australia and related industries.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow background, images of banners and other pictures; red and blue text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, fia, federated ironworkers' association of australia, steel industry and trade, iron and steel workers, iron industries, balmain, mort's dock, wwi, wwii

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

The book is a series of essays about the history of religion within societies - particularly Baptism - in Victoria.Includes an essay that relates to Ballarat history: Ballarat and Federation, the evangel and social concerns.Paperback; green and black background cover; yellow and brown lettering; colour picture of Reverend Joseph Hunter Goble; black and white photos; 152 pages.Front cover: title and description. Spine: title and publishing organisation's name. Back: review.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, religion, victorian baptist historical society, social history, social customs

Harry Truman's private diaries, letters and other materials. The book covers Truman's time as president of the United States up until his death. Truman was a United States Senator from Missouri (1935–1945), became USA Vice President (1945); he became President later in 1945 when Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away and then held office until 1953.Historical, political and biographical interest.Book; 448 pages. Dustjacket: plastic covering; white background; black and white photograph of Harry S. Truman; editor's name and title. Cover: blue background; gold lettering; author's name and title. Caulfield-Malvern Regional Library: library coding, cancelled stamp.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politics and government, politics - united states of america, autobiography, truman, harry s, presidents - united states, roosevelt, franklin

The story of the Phoenix Foundry in Ballarat that commenced business in 1856 manufacturing mining machinery. The company started to make locomotives in 1870 but ceased business in 1905 when the Victorian Railways began to make their own trains.Relevant to the history of public transportation, social customs and manufacturing in Ballarat and Victoria.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; sepia picture of a locomotive with men and a child; Phoenix logo; white and black text.Front cover: title and authors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, phoenix foundry, manufacturing, public transport, locomotives, trains, mining - equipment, employment

Pavel Sudoplatov a member of the intelligence services of the Soviet Union. He was a key player in Soviet espionage including the assassination of Leon Trotsky.History and politics - Soviet Union. Biographical interest.Book; 509 pages. Dustjacket: red background; yellow, white and black lettering; authors' names and title. Cover: red background; gold lettering; authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, sudoplatov, pavel, political espionage - ussr, politics and government, wallenberg, raoul, 1912-1947, stalin, joseph, 1878-1953, trotsky, leon, 1879-1940, spies -- soviet union -- biography, espionage -- soviet union -- history -- 20th century, soviet union -- politics and government -- 1936-1953, biography, autobiography

Contents: - The opening of the Century - Napoleon Bonaparte - The Congress of Vienna - Social condition of Great Britain - The Reform Bill - The redress of wrongs - Chartism - Our wars - The victories of peace - Christian missions - The charities of the nineteenth century - Our Indian empire - Our colonies - France: The restored monarchy - France: The second empire - Germany - Austria-Hungary - Italy - Russia - Turkey - The United States of America - The Papacy - The progress of liberty in Europe Politics, history, religious and social customs - 19th Century Europe.Book; 475 pages. Cover: green background; 19th Century Library insignia; gold lettering; author's name and title. In black ink, "? ? Falconer, 19th July 1895".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics and government, social conditions, social customs, religion, foreign relations, warfare

About teacher unions in Australia: policy; industrial relations; politics. Industrial relations - historical value. Significant to understanding the role and history of trade unions in Australia and workplace relations. Therefore directly relevant to the modus operandi of Ballarat Trades Hall.Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and title. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, trade unions - education, australian education union - aeu, industrial relations

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