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City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Works of H. Troon, 29 Armstrong Street South. General and Mining Blacksmith
Plate 227 Chuck Photo Series.h. troon, armstrong street south, manufacturing, building -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Establishment of George Douglas and Sons, Windermere and South Streets. Ballarat
Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Produce and Firewood Merchants. Plate 269 Chuck Photo Series.george douglas and sons, windermere street, south street, building, shop -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Premises of Hamilton and Co., Drummond and South Streets. Ballarat
Wholesale & Retail and Family Grocers. Plate 286 Chuck Photo Series.hamilton & co., drummond street, south street, building, commerical, shop, persons -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Old Harry's Livery Stables, Peel Street South. Ballarat
W. Illingworth Proprietor. Plate 294 Chuck Photo Series.old harry's livery stables, w. illingworth, peel street south, building, commerical -
Loreto Australia and South-East Asia
Orrery, mid 19th century
Donated by founder, Mother Gonzaga Barry's, brother, John Barry, to Loreto's Ballarat school, Mary's Mount, in 1887. Brought back by Mother Gonzaga on her return from Europe in 1887. Maintained by Captain Henry Evans Baker, Superintendent of the Oddie Observatory, Mount Pleasant Ballarat, who subsequently made the students a telescope. Used in the curriculum for the study of astronomy.Connection with founder of Loreto in Australia and her family. Evidence of early curriculum. Rare artefact.A clockwork scientific instrument modelling the solar system.Paterson & Son Maker Liverpoolorrery, astronomy, science -
Loreto Australia and South-East Asia
Commemorative Trowel, Joseph Sleep, c.1881
Presented to the Bishop of Ballarat, Dr. James Moore, when he laid the foundation stone for the new schoolroom/residential wing at Loreto Mary's Mount. A decorative artefact manufactured by an early Ballarat jeweller. Records the early building and expansion of Mary's Mount.Silver engraved commemorative trowel with ivory handle.Presented by the Architect to The Very Rev'd J. Moore D.D.V.G. on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone fo the Loretto Convent Ballarat 8th Dec'r 1881 -
Loreto Australia and South-East Asia
Davenport Desk, mid 19th century
Thought to have belonged to founder, Mother Gonzaga Barry. One of of early furnishings of the convent.Small wood writing desk with drawers on right hand side and false drawers on left. Leather inlaid top with gilded pattern. Hinged lid and hinged top storage. -
Loreto Australia and South-East Asia
Monstrance
One of original religious artefacts used in the Loreto Chapel. Although no maker's mark, opals would indicated Australian made.Gold coloured monstrance. (Receptacle in which the Holy Eucharist was kept as well as placed for public adoration.) At the top is a large round structure, rayed like the sun - 'viril' and inside the viril is a glass section for holding the host - 'vidriera'. Highly decorated and surrounded by gem stones and opals. -
Loreto Australia and South-East Asia
Eucalyptus Blossoms June 1886, Loretto Eucalyptus Blossoms
This is a very early school magazine and records the early days of Loreto in Australia and early students.The first of a series of school magazines for the Loreto schools in Australia. -
Unions Ballarat
No easy walk to freedom : articles, speeches, and trial addresses of Nelson Mandela, Mandela, Nelson, 1965
Nelson Mandela was a political prisoner for 27 years. He was an anti-apartheid advocate and was charged with inciting workers' strikes and leaving the country without permission. The book is a collection of his speeches, articles and letters.Relevant to the history of race relations in South Africa as told by Nelson Mandela.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title; contributor's name (foreword).btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mandela, nelson, political prisoners, politics, south africa, apartheid, strikes, speeches, articles, letters, race relations, history -
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The confessions of Clyde Cameron 1913-1990 (Don Woodward Collection), Connell, Daniel, 1990
Clyde Cameron was Minister for Labour in the Whitlam government and sacked in 1975. He was in parliament from 1949 until his resignation in 1980. Cameron also has a history with the AWU, both as an elected official and as an organiser and industrial advocate. He was at one time Leader of the Labor Party in South Australia. Relevant to Australian and South Australian politics and Labor history. Relevant to the history of the Australian Workers Union (AWU). Biographical interest - principally Clyde Cameron.Paper; book. Dust cover: white background; colour photograph of Clyde Cameron; blue and red lettering. Cover: red background; white lettering; author's name and title on the spine.Front page: author's name and title.cameron, clyde, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, calwell, arthur, whitlam, gough, kerr, sir john, parliament, government, politics, unions, awu, australian workers union, union organisers -
Unions Ballarat
The turbulent years: The autobiography of JT Lang (Don Woodward Collection), Lang, JT, 1970
Autobiography of Jack Lang's political career. Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation. Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Autobiographical interest - Jack Lang.Book; 323 pages. Dustjacket: light blue background; black and white photograph of JT Lang; red and white lettering. Cover: grey background; green lettering; author's name and title.In blue ink: "Pop, Happy Birthday. Mary, Murray, Christopher. 8:10:70" (Copy 1)btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, politics, government, premier, autobiography, lang, jt, lang, jack -
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World politics : trend and transformation, 12th ed, Kegley, Charles W Jnr et al, 2009
GovernGlobal politics, economy, power and collective action. Table of contents: Part 1. Trend and Transformation in World Politics 1. Interpreting world politics 2. Theories of world politics 3. International decision making Part 2. The Globe's Actors and Their Relations 4. Great power rivalries and relations 5. The global south in a world of powers 6. Intergovernmental organizations and the quest for global governance 7. Nongovernmental organizations and the shape of the global future 8. People power and the promotion of human rights Part 3. The Economic and Demographic Dimensions of Globalization 9. The globalization of international finance 10. International trade in the global marketplace 11. The demographic and cultural dimensions of globalization Part 4. Threats to the World 12. Threats to the preservation of the world's common ecology 13. The treat of armed aggression to the world Part 5. Realist Roads to National and International Security 14. The military pursuit of power through arms and military strategy 15. Alliances and the balance of power Part 6. Liberal Paths to World Order 16. Negotiated conflict resolution and international law 17. Liberal approaches to collective security Part 7. Envisioning Your Alternative Global Futures and Predicting Global Transformations 18.Thinking about global trends, transformations, and the future of world politics. Relevant to global issues in the political arena.Paper; book. Front cover: orange/red/brown theme; white lettering.Front cover: author's name, title and edition.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics, economics, economy, collective action, globalisation, power, ecology, military, law -
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The 'Big Fella' : Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party 1891-1949, Nairn, Bede, 1995
Biography of Jack Lang. Jack Lang is a former NSW ALP state treasurer and was elected Premier on two occasions. His government was dismissed in his second term of government by the State Governor due to his defying the Commonwealth Government's financial agreements' legislation.Relevant to the history of the ALP in NSW and the labour movement. Biographical interest - Jack Lang.Paper; paperback book. Front cover: picture of Jack Lang.Front cover: author's name and title. Back cover: quote from author; synopsis of book content; laudatory comment by the Sydney Morning Herald; cover credits.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, lang, jack, alp, australian labor party, new south wales, financial agreements' legislation, premier, politics, government, governor - state, dismissal -
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Journal of Australasian mining history 2003, Davies, Mel, 2003
Relates to mining work and history in Kalgoorlie, Northern Territory, South Australia, New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland.Relevant to Australian and New Zealand history, particularly around miners and mining.Paperbook book. Front cover: Name of journal, date and volume number; publisher's name. A drawing of "stamping batteries", Port Phillip Gold Mining Company, Clunes from Illustrated Australian News. Cover includes the words: "Embracing all aspects of mining history, mining archaeology and heritage." Back cover: Blank.mining, history, archaeology, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, the great depression, miners, work, welfare, class, maoris, mining - copper, mining - gold -
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One hundred years of the printing union in South Australia, 1874-1974, Churchett, James, 1974
A compilation marking the centenary of the Printing Union of South Australia. The union started out as the South Australian Typographical Society in 1874. It became the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia in 1916.Relevant to union history, especially the Printing Industry Employees Union.Paper; book; 44 pagesbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, printing industry - south australia, printing union of south australia, unions, history, south australian typographical society, printing industry employees' union, centenary -
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Photograph: Norm Borchers and Frank Sheehan MLA, February 1985
Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South, serving from 1982-1992. 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.Photographborchers, norm, borchers, betty, sheehan, frank -
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Photograph: Frank Sheehan's campaign fundraising - Betty Borchers, et al, September 1988
Frank Sheehan was the state member of South Ballarat from 1982-1992. There are several persons (unidentified) in the picture. Betty Borchers is identified as the woman in the blue and white dress. Betty Borchers worked as a legal secretary. She was active in the Ballarat ALP and is the wife of Norm Borchers.Photograph.sheehan, frank, politicians - state, borchers, betty, political campaigns, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall -
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Photograph: Frank Sheehan's campaign fundraising meeting, September 1988
Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South from 1982 to 1992. Photograph.sheehan, frank, politics, political campaigns, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council -
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Photograph: Frank Sheehan, campaign poster, September 1988
Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South from 1982 to 1992.Photograph. sheehan, frank, political campaigns, politics, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council -
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Photograph: John Thwaites, John Brumby, Robyn Mason and Steve Bracks, October 1994
Picture is of John Thwaites, John Brumby, Steve Bracks and Robyn Mason at Lake Wendouree. John Thwaites was Mayor of South Melbourne and subsequently served in the Victorian Parliament from 1992-2007, filling the position of Deputy Premier from 1999 – 2007. Steve Bracks was the 44th Premier of Victoria from 1999-2007. He was born in Ballarat. John Brumby was the 45th Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010. Robyn Mason was a member of the ALP and unsuccessfully contested the seat of Ballarat West in 1996. She was a feminist and a social worker who fought hard for those affected by sexual abuse and violence. Robyn Mason passed away in 2016.Photographs.Described on label as, "the three handsomest men in Victorian parliament."btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mason, robyn, thwaites, john, brumby, john, bracks, steve, politicians, social workers, advocacy - sexual abuse, advocacy - violence, australian labor party, alp, premier - victoria -
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Photograph: Robyn Mason, Frank Sheehan, Jenny Beacham, Hon Justice Kerr and John Brumby, 1996
Photograph: from left, Robyn Mason, Frank Sheehan, Jenny Beacham, Justice Kerr, John Brumby. The photograph was taken to launch the ALP Victorian Federal campaign in Ballarat in 1996 outside of the ALP campaign office. Robyn Mason was a member of the ALP and unsuccessfully contested the seat of Ballarat West in 1996. She was a feminist and a social worker who fought hard for those affected by sexual abuse and violence. Robyn Mason passed away in 2016. Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South from 1982 to 1992. Jenny Beacham is a former Labor state secretary and was an ALP candidate for Ballarat in 1996. Justice Kerr served in federal parliament as the member for Denison for 23 years (1987–2010). He was Attorney-General (1993) and Minister for Justice (1993–1996) in the Keating Government and Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs (2007–2009) in the Rudd Government. John Brumby was the 45th Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010. At the time of the photo, he was leader of the opposition.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council;, ballarat trades hall, mason, robyn, sheehan, frank, beacham, jenny, kerr, justice duncan -
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Photograph: John Brumby, Frank Sheehan, Robyn Mason, Norm Borchers - ALP state campaign 1996, 1996
Photograph: from left, John Brumby, Frank Sheehan, Robyn Mason and Norm Borchers. Launch of the ALP state campaign in 1996 at Begonia House, Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Ballarat Botanical Gardens is located near Lake Wendouree, Ballarat. John Brumby was the 45th Premier of Victoria from 2007-2010. At the time of the photo, he was leader of the opposition. Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South, serving from 1982-1992. Robyn Mason was a member of the ALP and unsuccessfully contested the seat of Ballarat West in 1996. She was a feminist and a social worker who fought hard for those affected by sexual abuse and violence. Robyn Mason passed away in 2016. 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.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council;, mason, robyn, borchers, norm, brumby, john, politicians, sheehan, frank, elections, alp, australian labor party, begonia house, ballarat botanical gardens -
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Photograph: Frank Sheehan and Norm Borchers, 6 August 1998
Photograph: Frank Sheehan and Norm Borchers. Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South from 1982 to 1992. 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.Photograph.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, politicians, sheehan, frank, borchers, norm, alp, australian labor party -
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Photograph: Rosalie and Frank Sheehan, John Mildren at Trades Hall dinner, 25/2/2000
Photograph: Rosalie and Frank Sheehan, John Mildren at Trades Hall dinner. Frank Sheehan was the state member for Ballarat South, serving from 1982-1992. Rosalie Sheehan is his wife. John Mildren was an MP for Ballarat from 1980-1990. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, sheehan, frank, sheehan, rosalie, mildren, john, politicians, politicians' spouses -
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The last trek - a new beginning : the autobiography (Don Woodward Collection), de Klerk, FW, 1998
FW deKlerk was 7th State President of South Africa and first deputy national president (Nelson Mandela was president). He was instrumental in dismantling apartheid and reinstating universal suffrage in South Africa. This book is his autobiography.Politics - South Africa. Race relations - South Africa. Autobiographical interest.Book; 412 pages. Cover: colour picture of De Klerk; gold and blue lettering; authors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, de klerk, fw, politics and government - south africa, politicians - south africa, autobiography, race relations - south africa, apartheid - south africa -
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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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Book - Famous Australians: Evatt Politics and Justice (D.J. Spiers Collection), Tennant, Kylie
Biography of HV Evatt who was a justice of the high court from 1930 to 1940, an ALP politician from 1940 to 1960, served in the Curtin and Chifley cabinets and was Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1960 to 1962. He fought against the anti-Communist legislation that was attempted by conservative parties. Part of "Famous Australians" series.Biographical and historical politics interest - labor movement.Book; paper.Front cover (dustjacket): author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, evatt hv, biography, australian labor party, alp, politicians, law - australia -
Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association Inc.
Photograph, Past Pupils Castlemaine South Primary School 2001, 13/10/2001
Photograph depicting past pupils of the Castlemaine south Primary School. Taken at Reunion in 2001 -
Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association Inc.
Book, Castlemaine State School 119 Centenary 1855-1955
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