Stamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'. Purchased by Society. Signed by the author.literature, victoria, gippsland, history

History of RhyllStamped 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society'. Signed by the authors, November 1997.phillip island, victoria, description, travel, rhyll, history

Hard covered book, 200 pagesSigned by author, Representative Honorary Colonel, Chief Instructor & RSM of School of Armour

'Game for Anything - The Tommy Lahiff Story' by Ken LINNETT. Paperback 322 pp, illustrated, indexed, Allen & Unwin 1999Signed by author on flyleaf 'Thanks to the Port Melbourne Historical Society - Ken Linnett'sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, societies clubs unions and other organisations, tommy lahiff, freda lahiff, harry beitzel, john william (jack) woodruff, port melbourne football club, pmfc

Written as part of the City's reconciliation program and with the assistance of Carolyn Briggs over a two year program."Yalukit Willam - The River People of Port Phillip" by Meyer Eidelson: illustrated soft cover, 99 pages plus fold out map at back cover is WFE Liardet watercolour of Emerald Hill corroboree and history of Koori activity pre and during European occupationSigned IFC by author, and Carolyn Briggs, Boon Wurrung Foundation, "yours with respect"australian aborigines, parks and gardens, natural environment, meyer eidelson, carolyn briggs, derrimut, yalukit willam clan, boon wurrung, kulin nation, bunjil, george robinson, ben bow, louisa briggs, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, josephine liardet, emerald hill, william buckley, kurburu (the bear)

'Game for Anything - The Tommy Lahiff Story' by Ken LINNETT. Paperback 322 pp, illustrated, indexed, Allen & Unwin 1999Signed by author on flyleaf 'Thanks to the Port Melbourne Historical Society - Ken Linnett'sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, societies clubs unions and other organisations, tommy lahiff, freda lahiff, harry beitzel, john william (jack) woodruff, port melbourne football club, pmfc

Launched by PMH&PS 1 March 2008 at the Port Melbourne Fire Station Number 39"Fire in the Borough - the first Sandridge (Port Melbourne) Fire brigades and the fires they fought." Self published by Shirley A VIDEION 2008. Etching in red on cover. 64 pages"My sincere thanks to the Port Melbourne Historical Society - Shirley" signed by the authorfire and fire services, shirley a videion nee lobb, phillip bencraft, william bencraft

History of the AWU which was formed in 1886. Shows AWU's role in strike actions (including the 1890s), opposition to conscription and the 1950s Labor split.Relevant to the history of the Australian Labor Party, Australian trade unions, National AWU, industrial relations and conscription.Paper; book. Front cover: yellow and blue background; picture of Australian Workers Union banner; white text.Front cover: authors' names and title; AWU name and slogan on the banner picture.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, australian labor party, alp, awu, australian workers union, industrial relations, strikes, unions, conscription, alp split

Biography of Ben Chifley who served as leader of the Labor Party; he was Prime Minister post-World War II (from 1945 to 1949).Relevant to Australia's political history and to the history of the ALP. Biographical interest.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white photograph of Chifley; blue, black and yellow lettering. Front cover: author's name; title; quotation from Shaun Carney, "The Age".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, chifley, ben, chifley, jb, prime minister, politics, australian labor party, alp, biography, history

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

Debunks long-held myths about aggressiveness of trade unionism. Essentially a book about what unions are and what they do.Relevance to anecdotal history of unions.Book. Dymo label, 'DJ SPIERS', attached to the front cover. Author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, industrial relations, unions