Newsletter, A5 centre stapled, 12 pages, December 1987, titled "Sparks - the Paper of the Public Transport Workers Association - No. 11 Dec. 1987" as a Special Strike Issue. Reports on strike by car cleaners at Dynon rail depot, replacement of train guards and tram conductors, guards on strike, how to survive while on strike, a "letter" (tongue in cheek) from the Premier to the Transport Minister, in the form of an exam, dispute with management at Dynon. Covers the proposal to remove over 800 jobs at the Tram and Bus Division, Connies, maintenance, revenue clerks, operational inspectors, tram drivers and bus drivers, Port Melbourne light rail conversion See also Reg item 1395 and 2963 for other similar documents.trams, tramways, unions, light rail, conductors, disputes, railways, preston workshops, the met, light rail

Photo G.O.R. Construction Workers using picks and shovelsgreat ocean road; road contruction, handtools, workers

Murray Comrie Collection. This photograph is a reasonable copy created from an older original. A black and white negative image depicting workers at a mine at or near Tarnagulla. Mullock/tailings heap behind group.tarnagulla, workers, mining

Murray Comrie Collection. This photograph is a reasonable copy created from an older original. A black and white negative image depicting workers at a mine at or near Tarnagulla. A hose is spraying water at centre of picture. Location unknown. tarnagulla, workers, mining

Although basketry and weaving work was discontinued at RVIB, workers were employed to undertake a new range of activities. Once of these involved assembling goods and re-packaging them. Showbags, cutlery for airlines and other items were handled by the workshop teams at RVIB, who could put together different components to make a shelf ready product. In this example, workers are using plastic to create an unknown item, which could then be shipped out to the warehouse.royal victorian institute for the blind, employment

Magdala cum Moonlight Mine. Mine workers with Thomas Kinsella with his dog. Back Row L to R No 4 - Tom Ray, 5 - Ted Gray, 6 - William Jennings Kinsella 2nd from back No 3 - Wyld, 4 - Thomas Kinsella, 5 - Lewis, 6 - Mc Alpine Sepia Photo of Magdala Mine Workers :Mr Thomas Kinsella seated with dog centre.Some of the workers named. stawell gold mining

Magdala Cum Moonlight Mine Workers. Note the cage at the far right of phoyograph. Some known workers Back Row : ????, G. Grainger, W .Tiddy, H. Wilson, M. Hayes, D. Wells, ???? Front Row : ????, McClean, ????, ????, Taylor or Constable, Bob Tiddy.B/W Photo Two rows of Magdala workers in work clothes in front of Shaft Housing c.1900stawell gold mining

Steam Rail Engine & 9 workers standing on a Steam Engine. Martin Hayes (Snr.) driver leaning out of cabin. John McInerney left of M. Hayes and below Frank Dunn. The steam engine is under a rail bridge and in the background is a timber building. c1900.Old sepia photo on a damaged mount of 9 railway workers standing on a Steam engine c1900.Martin Hayes (Snr.)stawell railways transport

The Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild was formed in Victorian schools in 1916. Each child who raised one pound ‘by personal productive effort’ received a certificate. The money was used for the war effort. The Government Minister, Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson, and the Director of Schools, Frank Tate, signed each certificate. Lawson (later Sir Henry) was the Attorney General in the Government of Alexander Peacock between 1915-17. He was to become Premier of Victoria in 1918. This is one of three Young Workers Patriotic Guild certificates in the Kew Collection, two from the First World War and one from the Second World War. The framed certificate was donated to the Kew Historical Society by past member, Eva Grant. The certificate was awarded to her sister in 1917.Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild commemorative certificate. The certificate was awarded to Marjorie Grant, a pupil of the Brunswick School No.1213. Awarded to 'Marjorie Grant" a pupil of "Brunswick" school No. "1213"young workers patriotic guild, first world war, ww1, eva grant

Roger de Stoop came to Australia during the Second World War when the de Stoop spinning & weaving factory in Belgium was closed during the German occupation. He had previously met Dick Best, an Australian who wanted to establish a textile factory in Australia and in 1950 they built a factory at Blackburn North importing the weaving looms and many of their skilled workers from Belgium. Housing for the workers was built near the factory.Black and white photograph of Belgian family groups in front of one of the houses erected for the de Stoop workers. Roger de Stoop is in the centre of the photograph in a dark suit and tie.de stoop, roger. de stoop aust pty ltd. de stoop and best textile factory. weaving mills. belgians in australia

Magdala cum Moonlight Mine. Group of mine workers c1890 against the background of the mine. The wooden ramp built on trestles was used by horse drawn drays to deliver the Quartz for treatment in the cyanide vats.Dark photo of mine workers lined up in front of ore ramp. Horses and drays would go up the ramp to dump the crushed sand into the cyanide vats. Building is on right."Elite" Studio Co. Melbournestawell gold mining

The Young Workers Patriotic Guild was originally established in World War I and reestablished in World War II. The Collection includes a number of items produced under this banner from both the First and Second World Wars. This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Young Workers Patriotic Guild Certificate - An illuminated Young Workers Patriotic Guild certificate issued by the Education Department Victoria. The certificate testifies that John Rogers who was a pupil at Kew East School raised £1 for War Relief objectives in 1941. young workers patriotic guild, second world war 1939-1945, george rogers

Thirty six page booklet with printed black and white text. Front and back cover is blue with printed black text. Handwritten text in blue and red is also shown on the front. front: [printed] AUSTRALIAN TEXTILE WORKERS’ UNION / FEDERAL AWARD / TEXTILE INDUSTRY / (Woollen & Worsted Section) / AWARD 1968unions, textile workers union, award, legal document, textile industry, woollen, worsted

This photograph was owned by George Preston, the apprentice printing worker shown third from the left in the photograph. The photograph was given to the Society by his son Ronald Preston. The printing works site was in Sussex Street, Linton, understood to have been next to the Railway Hotel. The photograph is believed to have been taken around 1895 or 1896, when George Preston was thirteen. (George Preston was born in 1883.)Original sepia photograph, mounted on card, shows four men in aprons, and one man in dark suit, in front of first Grenville Standard newspaper printing works in Sussex Street.george preston, grenville standard printing works, workers, buildings

Thirty Two page book printed on white paper contained within a light card cover, titled "Summary of Victorian Workers' Compensation Act" and dated 1965. Published by Melbourne Trades Hall Council, M.C.C. Jordan, Secretary. Has Trades Hall logo on the top of the cover and on the title page. Has foreword, index, gives details compensation details, definitions, dependants, employment, injuries, assistance, payment, travel, procedures, Has three pages for future amendments. Has been marked "Industrial Officer" in the top left hand corner. .1 - Thirty Two page book printed on white paper "Workers' Compensation Act" and dated 1 July 1947. Similar content as to above. Written by James Wilkinson, Workers' Representative Workers' Compensation Board. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019.In top left hand corner "Industrial Officer"trams, tramways, crews, employment, accidents, unions

In this undated image, a group of approximately 26 people (mostly female) sit or stand in front of the RVIB building in St Kilda Road. Dressed uniformly but in a variety of poses and expressions, the group pose for the photographer.Lantern slide of a group of blind workersroyal victorian institute for the blind, employment

Coloured photo of Council Workers Digging Trench.council workers, trenchdigging

Vision Australia Enterprises was the division that provided employment opportunities and training for people who are blind or have low vision. It continued the initial approach that began with the formation of the first workshop in 1867. In these images, packaging items for external vendors, office skills and woodwork are shown. In 2009, the Prahran building was sold, and a new centre opened at Kensington. 52 digital images of workers in the Prahran buildingvision australia, employment, mary pipczak, norm richards, alan binginic, gena kacowicz, adrian smith

Mat making was an essential part of many workshops staffed by blind or vision impaired employees since the 19th century. In Australia, it was a skill taught in along the eastern seaboard until the supply of cheaper mats from Asian sources rendered it financially non-viable as a source of employment. These examples were made in the RVIB workshops and demonstrate the variety that could be made, with a plain mat, one printed 'RVIB' in black on one side and in in reverse in various colours on the other, and the other with 'Welcome' on the front and 'Made by the blind' on the reverse.3 coir mats made by RVIB workersRVIB Made by the blindemployment, royal victorian institute for the blind

Copy of newspaper clipping from 'The Weekly Times, November 29, 1944. (2 images)Article includes a number of images depicting "Some of Ringwood's War Workers".

A Group photograph of construction workers - circa 1930's g.o.r; construction-work-circa-1930's;

The Yarra Boulevard was a major depression era public works project.Sustenance workers, Susso Drive [Yarra Boulevard], 1930s. Attached green postit: "In Herald Sun. Richmond section not Kew. Check with Richmond Historical Society.yarra boulevard, susso drive, road construction 1930s, the great depression (kew)

Mr Alfred Morton with his sisters, brothers and friends camping at Carrum in the 1890's. This area was later called Chelsea. Alfred Louis Morton (known as Louis) was born in Geelong in 1866, the fifth of eleven children of Mark Morton and Eliza nee Heard (married 1898). Alfred began work for the Post Office at South Yarra in the 1890s. In the late 1800s it was common for people from Melbourne and north of the city to travel to Chelsea area beaches for their holidays and many liked the area so much that, like the Mortons, they moved here permanently. In the 1890s Alfred’s sister, Mrs William Ashmore, built a weekend house at the foot of what is now Foy Avenue in Chelsea. The Morton family, including Alfred, visited the area often, camping on the foreshore during the 1890s. In 1911 Alfred moved his family permanently to a house on the corner of Morton Grove and Main Road Chelsea (now known as the Nepean Highway) on property that extended from the main road to the beach. This house was destroyed in the fire of 22 December 1913 which raged amongst the ti-tree on the foreshore between Aspendale and Chelsea. Many buildings were destroyed in this fire. The Argus newspaper reported on Wednesday 24 December that 94 houses were burnt with glowing embers blown a mile and half inland. According to the Argus but for the wide break provided by the Point Nepean Road (now the Nepean Highway) and the railway line, the scrub on the other side might have caught. The Morton children, Elsa and Ivan, attended Chelsea State School (now Chelsea Primary School) and Mrs Morton was active in the establishment of St Chad’s Church of England in Chelsea. At the age of 80 in 1945 Mr Morton was concerned about reports that English children had lost their toys due to the war and so he made (as part of a wider effort in Australia) 100 toy engines that were sent to England. He died in 1946 in Chelsea.Sepia photo of postal workers at South Yarra Post Office, corner of Toorak Road and Osborne Street, South Yarra. Mr Morton is standing at the counter, other workers are in the background .morton, chelsea, carrum, post office, south yarra, postal workers, postal uniform

international transport workers’ federation, itf, seafarers welfare

Carrs Plains Wool Carting showing Bullock Drawn Wool Carts and Shearing Sheds in background.Six workers around bucket with bullock drawn wool carts in backgroundcarrs plains

Photograph of a workers camp on the Transcontinental Railway, which runs from Adelaide to Darwin.the ghan, trans continental railway, camp, camel

Pamphlet - printed on foolscap paper, titled "Oppose Fare Increase", dated 30/8/1971, authorised by Rank and File Tramway and Rail Workers, about the general fare increase and lack of public transport. Written from a Socialist viewpoint a and problems of imperialism. Socialist cause.trams, tramways, fares, public transport, unions, social history