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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Plaque in the Ballarat Town Hall, 2017, 15/09/2017
Photograph of a plaque in the Ballarat Town Hall.ballarat town hall, rohan delacombe, governor of victoria, a,c. rizzoli, l.h. vernon, s.j. weir -
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Document, Gary Vines, The Historical Archaeology of Forest Based Sawmilling in Victoria 1855-1940, 1985
Masters thesissawmilling, industrial heritage, d=forestry, hall's whiskey creek mill, wombat forest, comet mill, mount disapointment, new asa mill, upper yarra forest, mill construction -
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Photograph, Former Geelong Drill Hall, 2016
... A colour photograph of a weatherbaord Drill Hall at Geelong... of a weatherbaord Drill Hall at Geelong, Victoria. Former Geelong Drill Hall ...A colour photograph of a weatherbaord Drill Hall at Geelong, Victoria. royal victoria regiment infantry, 87h/7th battalion, geelong, geelong ranger barracks -
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Photograph, St Mary's Hall, Geelong, 2016, 20/03/2016
... A colour brick church hall at Geelong, Victoria. ... church hall at Geelong, Victoria. St Mary's Hall, Geelong, 2016 ...A colour brick church hall at Geelong, Victoria. geelong, st mary's hall geelong -
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Photograph - Image, Members of the Australasian Federation Convention
This group of men are considered fathers of Australian Federation. Sixteen men of the members of the Australasian Federation Convention, 1890. The bearded man standing in the centre is Henry Parkes. Hon. Andrew Inglis Clark (Tasmania), Hon. Sir Samuel Walker Griffith KCMG (Queensland), Hon. Thomas Playford (Sth. Aust.), Hon. Alfred Deakin (Victoria), Hon. Bolton Stafford Bird (Tas.), George H. Jenkins (Secretary to the Conference), Hon. Capt. William Russell Russell (New Zealand), Hon. Sir Henry Parkes (New South Wales), Hon. William McMillan (N.S.W.), Hon. Sir John Hall KCMG (N.Z.), Hon. John Murtagh Macrossan (Qld), Hon. Duncan Gillies (Vic.), Hon. John Alexander Cockburn M.D.(Sth.Aust.), Hon. Sir James George Lee Steere (Western Australia).national conventon, henry parkes, federation, duncan gillies -
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Souvenir - Postcard Booklet Image, A Souvenir of Beautiful Daylesford, c1948
Daylesford in a tourist town with natural mineral water springsA booklet of colour images depicting 12 scenes of Daylesford, Victoria. The front cover is decorated with an illustration of a dirt road with sign post. Images include: Panorama over Daylesford, from lookout tower Panorama over Lake Daylesford Pioneer Memorial Lookout Tower, Daylesford Near the swimming pool, Lake Daylesford Botanical Gardens, Daylesford Vincent Street, showing Town Hall, Daylesford Vincent Street, Daylesford Glimpse of lovely Jubilee Lake, Daylesford Central Springs, Daylesford Sutton Springs, Daylesford Corner of the beautiful Botanical Gardens, Daylesford Loddon Falls, near Daylesford.daylesford, jubillee lake, wombat hill, vincent street, sutton springs, central springs, loddon springs, pioneer lookout, pioneer memorial lookout, loddon falls, lake daylesford -
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Photograph, Maryborough Town Hall and Post Office
... Black and white image of a double storey town hall... in Maryborough, Victoria Maryborough Town Hall and Post Office Photograph ...Black and white image of a double storey town hall in Maryborough, Victoria maryborough, maryborough town hall, maryborough post office -
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Photograph - Photograph -Colour, Interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Building, 2019, 31/03/2019
A competition was announced to design a suitable building for the proposed Melbourne International Exhibition in December 1877. Eighteen entries were received. The winner of 300 pounds was Joseph Reed of the architectual firm Reed and Barnes. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir George Bowen on 19 February 1879. Prominent Melbounre builder David Mitchell, father of Dame Nellie Melba, won the tender to construct the main building. Exhibitors were able to move in by May 1880. On 01 October 1880 the Melbourne International Exhibition opened, when over 6000 people entered the main hall to see the Governor, the Marquess of Normanby open the show. Thirty three nations participated and ofver 32,000 exhibits were displayed. At the close of the exhibition on 30 April 1881 over 1.3 million people had visited the exhibition. In 1881 Victoria's population was just over 250,000. The management of the Exhibition Building and eight hectares of the Carlton Gardens was handed to the Exhibition Trustees by the Melbourne International Exhibition Commissioners on 01 OCtober 1881. The Trustees maintained the building for 'future public exhibitions and ... general public instruction and recreation' until 1996 when management of the building was transferred to Museum Victoria. In 1901 when the Australian colonies federated there was no capital and no federal parliament building. The Federal Parliament moved into the Victorian State Parliament building, and the State Parliament moved into the Western Annexe of the Exhibition Building for 26 years. After World War One, on 04 February 1919, the exhibition Building was turned into a hospital to treat Melbournians struck down with the Spanis 'Flu'. Initially housing 500 beds, the hospital grew to accomodate 2000 patients. Femals were located between the concert platform in the western nave and the done; male patients occupied the spaces beyond. The basement was used a a morgue. With the departure of the State Parliament in 1927 the western annexe became home to the Country Roads Board. In 1932 it was joined by the MOtor Registration Branch, and the Transport Regulation Board in 1934. They co-existedin cramped offices until the 1960s. In 1949 the oval at the rear of the ExhibitionBuilding was leased to the Commonealth Government for the establishment of the Migrant Reception Centre. When it closed in 1961-62, the centre comrised 29 bungalows over 1.4 hectare. The centre provided temporary accomodation for thousands of new arrivals from Britain. On 01 July 2004 the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is the only 19th century Great Hall to survive largely intact, still in its original landscape setting, and still used as a palace of industry. The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a flower show held annually since 1995 in early April each year, in Melbourne, Australia. It is located in the World Heritage Site of Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It is the largest horticultural event in the southern hemisphere, attracting over 100,000 visitors. It is rated among the top five flower and garden shows in the world. (Wikipedia)Colour photograph of the interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings during the 2019 Melbourne Flower and Garden Show.melbourne international flower and garden show, carlton gardens, melbourne exhibition building, royal exhibition buildings -
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Photograph -Colour, Interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Building, 2019, 31/03/2019
A competition was announced to design a suitable building for the proposed Melbourne International Exhibition in December 1877. Eighteen entries were received. The winner of 300 pounds was Joseph Reed of the architectual firm Reed and Barnes. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir George Bowen on 19 February 1879. Prominent Melbounre builder David Mitchell, father of Dame Nellie Melba, won the tender to construct the main building. Exhibitors were able to move in by May 1880. On 01 October 1880 the Melbourne International Exhibition opened, when over 6000 people entered the main hall to see the Governor, the Marquess of Normanby open the show. Thirty three nations participated and ofver 32,000 exhibits were displayed. At the close of the exhibition on 30 April 1881 over 1.3 million people had visited the exhibition. In 1881 Victoria's population was just over 250,000. The management of the Exhibition Building and eight hectares of the Carlton Gardens was handed to the Exhibition Trustees by the Melbourne International Exhibition Commissioners on 01 OCtober 1881. The Trustees maintained the building for 'future public exhibitions and ... general public instruction and recreation' until 1996 when management of the building was transferred to Museum Victoria. In 1901 when the Australian colonies federated there was no capital and no federal parliament building. The Federal Parliament moved into the Victorian State Parliament building, and the State Parliament moved into the Western Annexe of the Exhibition Building for 26 years. After World War One, on 04 February 1919, the exhibition Building was turned into a hospital to treat Melbournians struck down with the Spanis 'Flu'. Initially housing 500 beds, the hospital grew to accomodate 2000 patients. Femals were located between the concert platform in the western nave and the done; male patients occupied the spaces beyond. The basement was used a a morgue. With the departure of the State Parliament in 1927 the western annexe became home to the Country Roads Board. In 1932 it was joined by the MOtor Registration Branch, and the Transport Regulation Board in 1934. They co-existedin cramped offices until the 1960s. In 1949 the oval at the rear of the ExhibitionBuilding was leased to the Commonealth Government for the establishment of the Migrant Reception Centre. When it closed in 1961-62, the centre comrised 29 bungalows over 1.4 hectare. The centre provided temporary accomodation for thousands of new arrivals from Britain. On 01 July 2004 the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is the only 19th century Great Hall to survive largely intact, still in its original landscape setting, and still used as a palace of industry. The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a flower show held annually since 1995 in early April each year, in Melbourne, Australia. It is located in the World Heritage Site of Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It is the largest horticultural event in the southern hemisphere, attracting over 100,000 visitors. It is rated among the top five flower and garden shows in the world. (Wikipedia)Colour photograph of the interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings during the 2019 Melbourne Flower and Garden Show. Four mottoes are painted under teh windows of the dome: Dei Grecia (By the grace of God), Carpe diem (Make the most of the day), Aude sapere (Dare to be wise) and Benigno numine (With benighn power)melbourne international flower and garden show, carlton gardens, melbourne exhibition building, royal exhibition buildings -
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Photograph - Photograph -Colour, Interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Building, 2019, 31/03/2019
A competition was announced to design a suitable building for the proposed Melbourne International Exhibition in December 1877. Eighteen entries were received. The winner of 300 pounds was Joseph Reed of the architectual firm Reed and Barnes. The foundation stone was laid by Governor Sir George Bowen on 19 February 1879. Prominent Melbounre builder David Mitchell, father of Dame Nellie Melba, won the tender to construct the main building. Exhibitors were able to move in by May 1880. On 01 October 1880 the Melbourne International Exhibition opened, when over 6000 people entered the main hall to see the Governor, the Marquess of Normanby open the show. Thirty three nations participated and ofver 32,000 exhibits were displayed. At the close of the exhibition on 30 April 1881 over 1.3 million people had visited the exhibition. In 1881 Victoria's population was just over 250,000. The management of the Exhibition Building and eight hectares of the Carlton Gardens was handed to the Exhibition Trustees by the Melbourne International Exhibition Commissioners on 01 OCtober 1881. The Trustees maintained the building for 'future public exhibitions and ... general public instruction and recreation' until 1996 when management of the building was transferred to Museum Victoria. In 1901 when the Australian colonies federated there was no capital and no federal parliament building. The Federal Parliament moved into the Victorian State Parliament building, and the State Parliament moved into the Western Annexe of the Exhibition Building for 26 years. After World War One, on 04 February 1919, the exhibition Building was turned into a hospital to treat Melbournians struck down with the Spanis 'Flu'. Initially housing 500 beds, the hospital grew to accomodate 2000 patients. Femals were located between the concert platform in the western nave and the done; male patients occupied the spaces beyond. The basement was used a a morgue. With the departure of the State Parliament in 1927 the western annexe became home to the Country Roads Board. In 1932 it was joined by the MOtor Registration Branch, and the Transport Regulation Board in 1934. They co-existedin cramped offices until the 1960s. In 1949 the oval at the rear of the ExhibitionBuilding was leased to the Commonealth Government for the establishment of the Migrant Reception Centre. When it closed in 1961-62, the centre comrised 29 bungalows over 1.4 hectare. The centre provided temporary accomodation for thousands of new arrivals from Britain. On 01 July 2004 the Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is the only 19th century Great Hall to survive largely intact, still in its original landscape setting, and still used as a palace of industry. The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is a flower show held annually since 1995 in early April each year, in Melbourne, Australia. It is located in the World Heritage Site of Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building.[1] It is the largest horticultural event in the southern hemisphere, attracting over 100,000 visitors. It is rated among the top five flower and garden shows in the world. (Wikipedia)Colour photograph of the interior of the Melbourne Exhibition Buildings during the 2019 Melbourne Flower and Garden Show. Four mottoes are painted under teh windows of the dome: Dei Grecia (By the grace of God), Carpe diem (Make the most of the day), Aude sapere (Dare to be wise) and Benigno numine (With benighn power)melbourne international flower and garden show, carlton gardens, melbourne exhibition building, royal exhibition buildings -
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Photograph, Former Hogan Farm at Kurting, Victoria, 2016, 10/01/2016
John Hogan donated a part of his farm for the Kurting Mechanics' Institute Hall.Photographs of the former Hogan farm at Kurting, Victoria. The form was alongside the Kurting Hall.kurting, hogan -
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Photograph - Church, Molesworth Anglican Church, Victoria, 2016, 18/01/2016
... photograph of the weatherboard Molesworth Hall. Molesworth Anglican ...Colour photograph of the weatherboard Molesworth Hall. molesworth anglican church, molesworth -
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Photograph - Colour, Fawcett Hall and Public Library, 2015, 11/01//2015
Fawcett Hall is 14 kilometres North West of Alexandra, North East Victoria, in Spring Creek Road and is set amongst a small picturesque rural farming and business community with hills as a backdrop and Stony Creek running alongside the public reserves property boundary. Part of our hall building dates back to its establishment in 1882. Originally the hall served as a Mechanics Institute and Public Library and later as a primary school.Colour photograph of a weatherboard Hall.fawcett hall and public library, fawcett, fawcett mechanics' institute -
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Photograph, Box Hill Town Hall
This Box Hill Town Hall was officially opened in April 1935 by the then governor of Victoria, Lord Huntingfield. An administrative wing was added in 1982. Following the proclamation of the City of Whitehorse in 1994, the administrative functions were transferred to the Civic Centre in Nunawading. The Box Hill Town Hall, which is a National Trust building now houses the Art Centre and community rooms for use by historical societies and volunteer groups.Coloured photograph of the front of Box Hill Town Hall taken in November 2006 on the re-opening after refurbishmentbox hill town hall, city of whitehorse -
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Photograph: Sharon Knight & others - office opening, 3/2/11
Photograph: Sharon Knight & others - office opening The photograph is the official opening of Sharon Knight's electorate office. Pictured from left: Unknown, Pauline Akers, Sharon Knight MLA (Ballarat West), David Miller, Matthew Smith (Secretary, Ballarat West Branch ALP), Cr. Cheryl Bromfield (behind Matthew Smith). Knight was successor to Karen Overington. Knight is now the state member for Wendouree. She has a background in health and community sectors, including having managed Lifeline in Ballarat. David Miller was Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria.Photographbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, knight, sharon, alp, australian labor party, politicians - state, miller, david, smith, matthew, bracks, steve -
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Newspaper clipping: Bravo Ballarat boy [Steve Bracks], 28/7/07
Newspaper clipping: Bravo Ballarat boy The article contains reflections by Betty Borchers about the sudden resignation of Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria, in 2007. Steve Bracks was the 44th Premier of Victoria from 1999-2007. He served in the shadow ministry as Shadow Treasurer. Steve Bracks was born in Ballarat. Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers. PhotocopyDate and name of newspaper - handwritten.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, bracks, steve, borchers, betty, premier - victoria, politicians - state, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: Daniel Andrews and Betty Borchers, 3/2/11
Photograph: Daniel Andrews and Betty Borchers The photograph was taken when Daniel Andrews was leader of the Victorian State Opposition. In the past, Andrews worked for the ALP as an electorate officer. He entered politics as an MLA in 2002 and served in the Cabinet in both the Bracks and Brumby governments. He is currently the Premier of Victoria (2014-present). Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers. PhotographHandwritten on the back: Daniel Andrews MP, New Leader of the ALP in Victoria (leader of the State Opposition) with Betty Borchersbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, borchers, betty, andrews, daniel, cabinet, premier - victoria, politicians -
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Part of the furniture : moments in the history of the Federated Furniture Trades Society of Victoria, 2007
Lynn Beaton narrrates the social history of the Victorian Branch of the Federated Furnishing Trades Society from 1856 to 2001.Relevant to the history of the trade union movement in Victoria. The author, Lynn Beaton, was a PhD student at Federation University, Ballarat. Her thesis topic was the history of Trades Hall, Ballarat. Sadly, Lynn passed away before completing her thesis. Paper; hardcover. Front cover: hardcover with dustjacketp; brown and white cover; white and grey lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, furniture trade, trade unions, federated furnishing trades society, trade unions - history, social history -
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A bright future for the Ballarat Station Precinct, 01/2017
This leaflet is a project update about proposed redevelopment of the Ballarat railway station precinct. The project to be funded by the Victorian State Government, the Pellicano Group, Spotless and Quest. Of community and economic significance to the Ballarat region. Impacts upon work opportunities for the community and access to the Ballarat railway station for employees and goods and services. Possible tourism growth in the region. Indicative of government position.Glossy light card. White background, green and black text, colour pictures of the precinct, Victorian State Government logo. One A4 flyer printed both sides.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, workplace amenities, railways workers, amenities - community, amenities - staff, heritage, employment, government - victorian, development/redevelopment, quest apartments, pellicano group, spotless -
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MEWU National Metal and Engineering On-Site Construction Industry Award, n.d
Award pertaining to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT. (n.d.)Pertinent to industry terms, conditions, rights and entitlements. Award pertaining to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland and the ACT.Paperback book.Front cover: title and union name on front cover; "Julian" has been written on the cover.ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, mewu, metal and engineering workers union (australia), unions, industrial awards, construction workers, btlc -
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National Tertiary Education Union: A most unlikely union, 2015
The NTEU was formed out of the amalgamation of ACUSA and FAUSA in the 1990s. It represents academic, general/professional and research staff, ELICOS/TESOL teachers and staff of research institutes, student unions, university companies, and (in Victoria) TAFE general staff and staff in Adult & Community Education. It is a smaller union in comparison to AEU.Significant to union representation and rights within the post-secondary education sector.Paperback book; 351 pages. Front cover: white background; red, white and blue text; black and white photo of NTEU members (including Ryan Hsu of Swinburne University) protesting with the Australian Education Union in 2012. Back cover: red and black text.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: recommendations by Simon Marginson and Raewyn Connell; author bio and summary of content.ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, btlc, national tertiary education union, nteu, unions - history, education - tertiary, education - tafe, acusa, fausa, universities, student unions, adult and community education, tafe -
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Journal of Australasian mining history 2007, 2007
Periodical/journal: "Embracing all aspects of mining history, mining archaeology and heritage." Articles by various contributors Copper Triangle’s Spanish Legacy: Leaching the Waste Dumps at Moonta Mines 1901-1944. Australian Geochemical Mineral Exploration: It all began at Moonta through V.P. Sokoloff. Hegemony, localism and ethnicity: The ‘Welsh’ mining communities of Currawang and Frogmore in southern New South Wales. A Thirsty and Confusing Diggings: The Albert Goldfield, Milparinka-Tibooburra, north-western NSW. ‘Another Broken Hill’: The Mount Deddick Silver-Lead Field. Michael Dineen O’Keeffe: Union Leader - a ‘colourful personality. Radium Hill: Bindi To Boom Town. Tragedy on the Strickland: Jack Hides and the Investors Ltd Expedition of 1937 COMMENTS Observations on the History of the Blackwater Gold Mine. Comment on Brian R. Hill, ‘A Reinterpretation of the History of the Acquisition of the Blackwater Gold Mine’, Journal of Australasian Mining History, vol. 4, September 2006, pp. 156-165. BOOK REVIEWS Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield, Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, Western Australia, 2007; xvi +265pp Reviewer: Lenore Layman, Murdoch University Fool’s Gold: Myths and Legends of Gold seeking in Australia, Lothian Books, Sydney, 2006. Reviewer: Philip Payton, Exeter University Relevant to Australian and New Zealand history, particularly around miners and mining.Paperback. Front cover: crème coloured background; black and white photo; red and black lettering; 180 pages.Front cover: title and publisher.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history - mining, moonta mines, albert goldfield, milparinka-tibooburra, mount deddick, michael dineen o'keeffe, radium hill, strickland, investers ltd, blackwater gold mine, bullfinch, yilgam goldfield, gold -
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From growth via despair to optimism, 2002
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 -
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Photographs: Unions Ballarat building renovations 2018, 2018
The Ballarat Trades Hall building is located at 24 Camp Street, Ballarat. The foundation stone was laid in October 1887. (Architects were Messrs James and Piper and builders were Messrs Lietch and Outtrim.) Over several decades, the façade of the building has fallen into disrepair and was posing a safety risk. Thanks to Victorian heritage grants and ongoing public donations, refurbishment of the façade is currently underway by Troon Pty Ltd. The photos in this entry show the deterioration of the building and the progress in restoring it to its former state. Progress catalogued by date: 13 February 2018 - 1 photo 19 February 2018 - 1 photo 23 February 2018 - 1-6 photos 5 March 2018 - 1-5 photos 12 March - 1 photo 4 April 2018 - 1-6 photos 18 April 2018 - 1-7 photos 23 April 2018 - 1 photo. The top of our restored building starts to poke out as the scaffold comes down level by level - the rendered wash-coat colour looks fantastic in the sun - as close as we can get to the original 1887 colour.The Hall is a community hub in Ballarat as well as being the point of contact and activism for unions and unionists in the area. These photographs are a critical part of the building's history.Photographs of Ballarat Trades Hall renovations. btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, building, building fund, james and piper, lietch and outtrim, troon pty ltd, building - resoration, heritage victoria, grants -
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AMWU/CFMEU (Waubra Windfarm) Windcheater, circa 2010-2018
The Waubra Wind Farm is located north-west of Ballarat. It is one of the largest wind farms in Victoria. The CFMEU and AMWU have coverage of the site.Local economy. Sustainability and environmental management. Union membership.Polyester and cotton windcheater; black and red; yellow and white embroidery.1. Waubra Windfarm - 100% Union [front] 2. Line 1: CFMEU + Southern Cross Flag emblem + AMWU Line 2 & 3: Dare to Struggle dare to win [front] 3. No ticket, no start [back] 4. AMWU [left sleeve] CFMEU [right sleeve] 5. Tags showing the maker's details (FCW Fashion), size, cleaning instructions, fabric type [inside collar]. btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, cfmeu, amwu, australian manufacturing workers' union, construction forestry and mining employees union, wind farms, ecology, sustainability, union merchandise -
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The Real John Wren (Don Woodward Collection), 1974
John Wren was an Australian business owner and involved in the underworld. His gambling business was established in Collingwood Victoria during the 1890s' depression and amassed a considerable profit. Another account of John Wren's activities can be found in Frank Hardy's "fictional" book, Power Without Glory.Biographical interest.Book; 269 pages. Front cover: author's name and title btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, wren, john, gambling, biography, collingwood, power without glory -
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The astonishing history of Ballarat 1851-1855, 2018
Chapters Chapter 1. 1848-50. The Discovery of Gold in the Port Phillip District. How a shepherd found Victoria’s first gold but failed to produce a goldrush. Chapter 2. The Discovery of Gold in Victoria. How a publican, a squatter, some more shepherds, a doctor, and an ex mailman, found the gold that produced the Victorian goldrush. Chapter 3. The Discovery of Gold at Ballarat. How the Ballarat gold field was discovered by Thomas Hiscock at Buninyong, and by old John Dunlop and young James Regan at Poverty Point, and by Old Tom Brown of Connor’s Party at Golden Point. Chapter 4. The Genesis of Ballarat. How the diggers arrived, mined, lived, and governed themselves at Ballarat. Chapter 5. The Exodus from Ballarat. Why the diggers left Ballarat when they had found less than 1% of Ballarat’s gold. Chapter 6. The Monster Nuggets. Why Sarah Sands from Ballarat was introduced to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle. Chapter 7. Settling Down on Ballarat. How and why some diggers settled permanently at Ballarat as miners. Mining in the year of Eureka. How the miners tackled the problems of shepherding and the mining consequences of the Eureka Stockade. Chapter 8. The Gravel Pits. How the miners of Ballarat Flat learnt to work ‘in the water.’ Chapter 9. Towards the Tableland. What the miners did when they hit a ‘wall of rock.’Relevance to the history of Ballarat, gold mining, Sovereign Hill and the Eureka Stockade.Paperback book; 176 pages. Front cover: red background; illustration of miners in white; author's and illustrator's names and title. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history - ballarat, history - gold mining, eureka stockade -
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It isn't nice (Don Woodward Collection), 1972
Written by Dr Bertram Wainer who was responsible for the Royal Commission into corruption in the police force of Victoria. He suffered adverse personal consequences for his role. The Royal Commission revealed corruptions that led to some police officers going to gaol.Relevance to law enforcement in Victoria, Australia.Book; 224 pages. Front cover: bookshop sticker - Lake Daylesford Book Barn; white background; black and white illustrations relating to law enforcement and religion; green and black lettering; author's name and title.Title page: two prices - $8.85 and $5 - in pencil.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, wainer, bertram, royal commission - police corruption, law enforcement -
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Not by myself (Don Woodward Collection), 1976
... and clothing industry in Victoria. BTLC Ballarat Trades Hall ballarat ...Story of the Fletcher Jones men's-ware store that was originally established in Bendigo on 14 August 1895. Autobiographical account.Autobiographical interest. Relevant to the birth of the textile and clothing industry in Victoria.Book; 240 pages. Cover: green/grey; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Dust jacket: mottled green-grey background; sepia photographs on the front and back; yellow and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, jones, fletcher, textile, clothing and footwear, australian businessmen, businessmen - autobiography, businesses -
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Bluestone: the story of James Stephens, 1945
Bluestone is part of the Australian Heritage series. It is a biography of James Stephens is described as the pioneer of the Eight Hour Movement in Victoria. Significant to the trade union movement, the Eight Hour movement and the fight for improved working conditions.Book; 38 pages. Dust jacket: white background; illustration of the eight hour monument; author's name and title. Cover: green; gold lettering; author's name and title on the spine. Inside: Berkelouw Bookdealers sticker.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, stephens, james, eight hour day, social conditions