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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Australian War Memorial, The government and the people, 1939-1941, 1952
... ...Australia - Social and political conditions...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australia Australia - Social and political conditions A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. ...A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the war. Includes illustrations.Index, ill, maps, p.624.non-fictionA political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the war. Includes illustrations. world war 1939-1945 - australia, australia - social and political conditions -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branchbook, Wilkinson Books, Our home front 1939-1945, 1995
... Australia 1939-1945 - Social conditions...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia 1939-1945 - Social conditions Australia - Politics and government - Social conditions Describes events in Melbourne and Victoria during World War II. ...Describes events in Melbourne and Victoria during World War II.Ill, p.286.non-fictionDescribes events in Melbourne and Victoria during World War II.australia 1939-1945 - social conditions, australia - politics and government - social conditions -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, The government and the people, 1939-1941, 1952
... Australia - politics and government 1939-1941...Australia - Social conditions...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - politics and government 1939-1941 Australia - Social conditions - 1939-1941 A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. ...A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the warIndex, ill, p.644.non-fictionA political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the waraustralia - politics and government 1939-1941, australia - social conditions - 1939-1941 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, The government and the people, 1942-1945, 1970
... Australia - Politics and government - Social conditions...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia - Politics and government - 1942-1945 Australia - Politics and government - Social conditions A study of the administrative and political management of the Australian war effort. ...A study of the administrative and political management of the Australian war effort.Index, ill, p.644.non-fictionA study of the administrative and political management of the Australian war effort.australia - politics and government - 1942-1945, australia - politics and government - social conditions -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook - Illustrated book, Marilyn Lake 1949, Double time, women in Victoria,150 years, 1985
... Women-Victoria-History-19th century Women-Victoria-History=20th century Women-Victoria-social conditions This book explores the experiences of women in Victoria over 150 years, highlighting their diverse roles in public and private life. It features more than fifty women, from convicts to nuns, actresses to soldiers, settlers to writers, and housewives to political activists, showcasing their social and personal diversity. ...This book explores the experiences of women in Victoria over 150 years, highlighting their diverse roles in public and private life. It features more than fifty women, from convicts to nuns, actresses to soldiers, settlers to writers, and housewives to political activists, showcasing their social and personal diversity. The book emphasizes the home's importance, alongside the marketplace, and examines the significance of both reproduction and production. It provides a new perspective on Australian history, focusing on women's place, relationships between public and private life, paid and unpaid work, and the intersection of politics and gender.Illustrated book with white front cover that has four coloured illustrations of women in various activities. Title and authors' names are printed in red ink, along with a book description in black ink on the front cover along with publisher's logo and four red lines. Abbreviated title, underlined, in white ink, and authors names in black ink are printed on an orange background on the spine along with the publisher's logo. The back cover has a summary of the book printed in orange, along with another three illustrations of women, publisher's logo and 'Victoria 150 ' logo on a yellow background.non-fictionThis book explores the experiences of women in Victoria over 150 years, highlighting their diverse roles in public and private life. It features more than fifty women, from convicts to nuns, actresses to soldiers, settlers to writers, and housewives to political activists, showcasing their social and personal diversity. The book emphasizes the home's importance, alongside the marketplace, and examines the significance of both reproduction and production. It provides a new perspective on Australian history, focusing on women's place, relationships between public and private life, paid and unpaid work, and the intersection of politics and gender. women-victoria-history-19th century, women-victoria-history=20th century, women-victoria-social conditions -
Koorie Heritage TrustBook, Bandler, Faith, Turning the tide : a personal history of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, 1989
... . | Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions. | Race discrimination -- Australia. | Australia -- History -- 20th century. | Australia -- Race relations. ...Turning the Tide is about political struggle in the past three decades of Aboriginal affairs in Australia. Faith Bandler's background has given her the right to speak out loudly and clearly against racial discrimination. In 1956 she co-founded the Aboriginal - Australian Fellowship and later became a key figure in the founding of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islandersxvii, 173 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.Turning the Tide is about political struggle in the past three decades of Aboriginal affairs in Australia. Faith Bandler's background has given her the right to speak out loudly and clearly against racial discrimination. In 1956 she co-founded the Aboriginal - Australian Fellowship and later became a key figure in the founding of the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islandersbandler, faith. | federal council for the advancement of aborigines and torres strait islanders -- history. | federal council for the advancement of aborigines and torres strait islanders -- history. | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | race discrimination -- australia. | australia -- history -- 20th century. | australia -- race relations. -
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Book, Broome, Richard, Aboriginal Australians. Black Responses to white Dominance 1788-1994. (Second Edition), 1994
... Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions. | Race discrimination -- Australia. | Australia -- Race relations. | Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry - Beef cattle | Religions - Christianity - Missions | Settlement and contacts - 20th Century | Enterprises - Pastoral industry | Government policy - Assimilation | Government policy - Initial period and protectionism | Government policy - Integration | Government policy - State and territory - New South Wales | Government policy - State and territory - Victoria | Law - Land | Land rights - Mining industry | Land rights - Pastoral industry | Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions | Occupations - Pastoral industry workers | Law enforcement - Police - Native police | Law enforcement - Police conduct and attitudes | Politics and Government - Political action - Land rights | Race relations - Violent - Massacres...Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions. | Race discrimination -- Australia. | Australia -- Race relations. | Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Pastoral industry - Beef cattle | Religions - Christianity - Missions | Settlement and contacts - 20th Century | Enterprises - Pastoral industry | Government policy - Assimilation | Government policy - Initial period and protectionism | Government policy - Integration | Government policy - State and territory - New South Wales | Government policy - State and territory - Victoria | Law - Land | Land rights - Mining industry | Land rights - Pastoral industry | Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions | Occupations - Pastoral industry workers | Law enforcement - Police - Native police | Law enforcement - Police conduct and attitudes | Politics and Government - Political action - Land rights | Race relations - Violent - Massacres murders poisonings etc. - To 1900 | Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping | Surveys traditional life and values, confrontations with the British; violent conflicts with settlers, native police throughout the country; attacks on Aboriginal initiative at Coranderrk, Cumeroogunja and other settlements; racial legislation, missionary attitudes; cattle industry, mining; discrimination; growth of Aboriginal rights movement, Aboriginal organizations, land rights. 4-275 P.; plates; ill,; appendices; notes; bib.; index; 22 cm. ...Surveys traditional life and values, confrontations with the British; violent conflicts with settlers, native police throughout the country; attacks on Aboriginal initiative at Coranderrk, Cumeroogunja and other settlements; racial legislation, missionary attitudes; cattle industry, mining; discrimination; growth of Aboriginal rights movement, Aboriginal organizations, land rights.4-275 P.; plates; ill,; appendices; notes; bib.; index; 22 cm.Surveys traditional life and values, confrontations with the British; violent conflicts with settlers, native police throughout the country; attacks on Aboriginal initiative at Coranderrk, Cumeroogunja and other settlements; racial legislation, missionary attitudes; cattle industry, mining; discrimination; growth of Aboriginal rights movement, Aboriginal organizations, land rights.aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | race discrimination -- australia. | australia -- race relations. | economic sectors - agriculture and horticulture - pastoral industry - beef cattle | religions - christianity - missions | settlement and contacts - 20th century | enterprises - pastoral industry | government policy - assimilation | government policy - initial period and protectionism | government policy - integration | government policy - state and territory - new south wales | government policy - state and territory - victoria | law - land | land rights - mining industry | land rights - pastoral industry | socioeconomic conditions - living conditions | occupations - pastoral industry workers | law enforcement - police - native police | law enforcement - police conduct and attitudes | politics and government - political action - land rights | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 | race relations - racism - stereotyping | -
Kew Historical Society IncBook, McCulloch Publishing, Another Day Another Dollar: Working lives in Australian history, 1988
... Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase. labor and labouring classes - australia -- history work -- history australia - social conditions Trade union movement in Australia from the mid 1880s. ...Trade union movement in Australia from the mid 1880s. Discusses the significance of the labour cartoonists in highlighting social and political issues; analyses the activities of the community at Broken Hill and how those actions grew to affect the working conditions of the whole nation; traces the rise of the 8 Hour Day movement and celebrations.105 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims ; 27 cm.non-fictionTrade union movement in Australia from the mid 1880s. Discusses the significance of the labour cartoonists in highlighting social and political issues; analyses the activities of the community at Broken Hill and how those actions grew to affect the working conditions of the whole nation; traces the rise of the 8 Hour Day movement and celebrations.labor and labouring classes -, australia -- history, work -- history, australia - social conditions -
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The resolution of conflict (Don Woodward Collection), Hawke, RJL, 1979
... social conditions...politics and government...Prime minister - Australia...BTLC Ballarat Trades Hall ballarat trades and labour council social conditions politics and government Prime minister - Australia Hawke, RJL ACTU ALP australian labor party Book; 71 pages. ...From the ABC lecture series. In this volume, Bob Hawke addresses the issues of: how we are governed, Australia in crisis and international context. Bob Hawke is a former ALP Prime Minister, Rhodes Scholar, ACTU President and President of the ALP. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by Paul Keating.Political and social interest.Book; 71 pages. Front cover: yellow background; three black and white photographs of Bob Hawke; one blue graphic of Bob Hawke; blue and white lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, social conditions, politics and government, prime minister - australia, hawke, rjl, actu, alp, australian labor party -
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Organise, educate, control : the AMWU in Australia, 1852 - 2012, Reeves, Andrew, 2013
... `Red' Fred - Left in the Right Time and Place: A Political Analysis of Fred Thompson / Cora Trevarthen 12.Unity Commands Respect: Memories of EZ / Glenys Lindner 13.A Self-contained City: Metalworkers and the Midland Railway Workshops, 1904-1994 / Ric McCracken 14.The AMWU Queensland Coal Shop Stewards / Chris Harper. Relevant to the history of trade unions and the labour movement, particularly the AWMU. btlc ballarat trades hall ballarat trades and labour council unions amwu australian manufacturing workers union history amalgamated metal workers' and shipwrights' union social conditions labor movement amalgamations - unions industrial relations Front cover: title and editors' names. ...A history of the AMWU. The AWMU is an Australian trade union that was part of campaigns for the Eight Hour Day, maternity leave, superannuation, apprentice rights and family-friendly conditions. 1.The AMWU: Politics and Industrial Relations, 1852-2012 / Greg Patmore 2.The Hope of the World: The Amalgamation of ADSTE and the AMWU / Andrew Dettmer 3.One Big Metal Union? The Impact of Union Amalgamation in Western Australia / Bobbie Oliver 4.Off to the Mystery Picnic: Mobilising Young Engineers in Victoria, 1941-1961 / Keir Reeves 5.The Female Confectioners Union, 1916-1945 / Cathy Brigden 6.The Melbourne Typographical Society and the Melbourne Trades and Labour Council, 1874-76 / Andrew Reeves 7.Australia Reconstructed / Andrew Scott 8.Celebration of a Union: The Banners and Iconography of the AMWU / Andrew Reeves pt. 2 AMWU People 9.The Struggle Continues: Laurie Carmichael Talks / Andrew Dettmer 10.Three Tassie Women and Their Union Experiences / Robyn McQueeney 11.`Red' Fred - Left in the Right Time and Place: A Political Analysis of Fred Thompson / Cora Trevarthen 12.Unity Commands Respect: Memories of EZ / Glenys Lindner 13.A Self-contained City: Metalworkers and the Midland Railway Workshops, 1904-1994 / Ric McCracken 14.The AMWU Queensland Coal Shop Stewards / Chris Harper. Relevant to the history of trade unions and the labour movement, particularly the AWMU.Paper; book. Front cover: sepia background - feint pictures; colour picture of union banner; red and black lettering. Front cover: title and editors' names.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, unions, amwu, australian manufacturing workers union, history, amalgamated metal workers' and shipwrights' union, social conditions, labor movement, amalgamations - unions, industrial relations
