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Melbourne's missing chronicle: Being the journal of preparations for departure to and proceedings at Port Philip by John Pascoe Fawkner (Don Woodward Collection), Fawkner, John Pascoe, 1982
... social customs... that includes observation of the social life and customs of the period. ... that includes observation of the social life and customs of the period ...John Pascoe Fawkner was an early settler in Port Philip Bay and (disputably) identified himself as having founded Melbourne. A journal that includes observation of the social life and customs of the period. Autobiographical and historical (Melbourne).Book; 108 pages. Dust jacket (with plastic covering): black and red background; reproduction of a page from Fawkner's journals; black and white lettering; editor's and authors' names and title. Cover:Remainder sale mark.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, fawkner, john pascoe, history - melbourne, social customs, autobiography -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, John Mathew, Eaglehawk and crow : a study of the Australian Aborigines, including an inquiry into their origin and a survey of Australian languages, 1899
... , traditional lifestyles, art and social customs.... lifestyles, art and social customs. Eaglehawk and crow : a study ...Original text featuring Mathew's comprehensively detailed observations and theories on the origin of species of Aboriginal people, traditional lifestyles, art and social customs.maps, b&w illustrations, word lists, tablesjohn mathew, eaglehawk and crow, stories -
Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives
Book, Oxford University Press, Pounds and pedigrees : The Upper Class in Victoria, 1850-80, 1991
... victoria -- social life and customs.... -- victoria -- history. elite (social sciences) manners and customs ...Sweeping history of public and private life in Melbourne's Establishment during the mid-to late 19th century. Contains extensive biographical entries, a bibliography, an index, and appendices which include lists of landowners in 1879 and club members.xv, 619 pages ; 23 cm.1 v 225x160: indexnon-fictionSweeping history of public and private life in Melbourne's Establishment during the mid-to late 19th century. Contains extensive biographical entries, a bibliography, an index, and appendices which include lists of landowners in 1879 and club members.elite (social sciences) -- australia -- victoria -- history., upper class -- australia -- victoria -- history., elite (social sciences), manners and customs., upper class., victoria -- social life and customs., victoria., upper classes history, victoria, elite (social sciences) -- virginia -- history., upper classes -- victoria -- history., social classes -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper class -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper classes -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., elite (social sciences) -- victoria -- history -- 19th century., upper class -- victoria., elite (social sciences) -- victoria., upper class -- victoria -- history., elite (social sciences) -- victoria -- history., upper classes -- history., pioneers and pioneer life -- victoria., victoria -- social conditions -- 1834-1900., victoria -- social conditions -- history., victoria -- history -- 1851-1900., victoria -- social life and customs -- 1834-1900., social class, elites, social customs, history, book -
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Blainey: Eye on Australia, Blainey, Geoffrey, 1991
... social customs... and government social customs social commentary Book; 272 pages. Cover ...Commentary and speeches from Geoffrey Blainey about Australian national politics and life. Many of these pieces were originally published in the Herald Sun and The Australian.Politics. Aligns with right-wing political views. Book; 272 pages. Cover: white background; black and white photograph of Geoffrey Blainey; red, white and blue lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, blainey, geoffrey, politics and government, social customs, social commentary -
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The phoney war on the home front, Turner, ES, 1961
... social customs... kingdom world war ii war social change social customs social ...A lighthearted account of how World War II affected Britain and how the country accepted the realities war time.Relevant to British history in the context of the Second World War.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - united kingdom, world war ii, war, social change, social customs, social commentary -
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The world's great speeches (Don Woodward Collection), Copeland, Lewis, 1942
... social customs..., Cardinal Religion Politics and government social customs social ...The book is a series of speeches from the United Kingdom, United States of America and other nations from Pericles to the second world war. It includes a speech by Cardinal Henry Manning on anti-Semitism; Manning's portrait hangs in the Ballarat Trades Hall Council chamber as he was a key player in the London dock strikes in the 1890s.Religion, politics, social issues.Book; 748 pages. Cover: red background; gold lettering; title on the spine.In blank ink: "For a very happy birthday. Aug. 8th 1946" In blue ink: "D.H. Woodward"btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, speeches - various, manning, cardinal, religion, politics and government, social customs, social conditions -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, John Mathew, Eaglehawk and crow : a study of the Australian Aborigines, including an inquiry into their origin and a survey of Australian languages, 2005
... , Traditional Lifestyles, Art and Social Customs. Includes maps... of Aboriginal People, Traditional Lifestyles, Art and Social Customs ...Original text of comprehensive detail of Mathew?s observations and theories on Origin of Species of Aboriginal People, Traditional Lifestyles, Art and Social Customs. Includes maps and word lists and meanings. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Koorie Heritage Trust, Koorie, 1991c
... social customs... in war - Sportspeople - Cultural heritage. aborigines social ...Oldest culture - Yarra River and Port Phillip - Religion - Serpents - Fire - In 1830 - First contacts - Massacre map - Survival - Identity - Resistance and rights (Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls) - Land rights - From hand-out to hand-back - Aborigines in war - Sportspeople - Cultural heritage.Paperback; 57, [3] pages : illustrations, maps, ports ; 30 cm.ISBN 0724198105aborigines, social customs, koorie, victoria -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Adobe Press, We are what we stand on : a personal history of the Eltham community / by Alistair Knox, 1980
... social customs... social customs ISBN: 0949909009 Paperback; xiii, 143 p. : ill. We ...The chapters include: Justus Jorgensen & Montsalvat; the metamorphosis of the middle-class; the pise-de-terre connection; early building experiences; historic landmarks; the mud-brick revival; the Tarnagulla Dunolly Moliagul triangle; the Socio-Aesthetic Society; the renaissance of the Australian film industry; the Eltham inhabitants & their environment; the rediscovery of the Indigenous landscape; the Dunmoochin episode; the Dunmoochin potters; Clifton Pugh's success; the coming of the corporate state.Paperback; xiii, 143 p. : ill. ISBN: 0949909009justus jorgensen, clifton pugh, social customs -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Mick Woiwod, Another view of Kangaroo Ground : its land & its people / Mick Woiwod, 2009
... social customs... melbourne wurundjeri social customs place names yarra river ...Paperback; 54 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, port ; 30 cm.Inscribed and signed by Author wurundjeri, social customs, place names, yarra river, environment, kangaroo ground, culture, aborigines -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Hazel Poulter, Templestowe, a folk history / by Hazel Poulter ; edited by Jim Poulter, 1985
... social customs... social customs ISBN 0949196002 Paperback; 113 p. : ill., facsims ...Paperback; 113 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm.ISBN 0949196002hazel poulter, read family, chivers family, templestowe, social customs -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Neil Douglas et al, A far cry / Neil Douglas spinning yarns with Abbie Heathcote, 1979
... social customs... and garden at Bend of Islands. stories social customs alternative ...Reminiscences of environmental artist Neil Douglas as told to Abbie Heathcote. Kangaroo Island stories, living naturally, bumbling through the Depression, Robinson Crusoe gardening, trials of a conservationist, health and home, artist friends, aninal friends. Illustrated by Neil Douglas and incudes photographs of his home and garden at Bend of Islands.1. Paperback; 140 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 2. Hardback (missing dust jacket); 140 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN 095950950xstories, social customs, alternative lifestyles, kangaroo ground, gardening, reminiscences, bend of islands, conservation, neil douglas, abbie heathcote, environment, -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Irvine Green, Aborigines of Bulleen : the history of the Aborigines of the Wurundjeri tribe who inhabited the area which became the city of Doncaster and Templestowe / Irvine Green, 1989
... social customs... aborigines wurundjeri social customs stories bulleen ISBN 0947353003 ...Wurundjeri territorial groupings; subsistence; recreation of daily life; recreation; tribal law; kinship; childhood; religion and mythology; material culture, includes description of bark canoe manufacture; map of significant sites; culture contact and historyPaperback; 40 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN 0947353003aborigines, wurundjeri, social customs, stories, bulleen -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Pam Baragwanath, If the walls could speak : a social history of the Mechanics' Institutes of Victoria / Pam Baragwanath, 2000
... social customs... melbourne mechanics' institute social customs [written on flyleaf ...Paperback; xii, 356 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.[written on flyleaf] With very best wishes, Pam Baragwanath. 17-11-2000mechanics' institute, social customs -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Peter Marquis-Kyle et al, The illustrated Burra Charter : making good decisions about the care of important places / Peter Marquis-Kyle & Meredith Walker, 1992
... social customs... melbourne buildings monuments social customs art culture ...Paperback; 84 p. : ill., ports ; 30 cm.ISBN 064612403buildings, monuments, social customs, art, culture, conservation -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Celestina Sagazio, Cemeteries : our heritage / edited by Celestina Sagazio, 1992
... social customs... for research and family history and how to conserve cemeteries. social ...History of Victorian cemeteries; includes a chapter on Aboriginal mission cemeteries; guide to how to use cemeteries for research and family history and how to conserve cemeteries.Paperback; 184 p. : ill., 1 map ; 24 cm.ISBN 0909710856social customs, cemeteries, healesville, victoria, aborigines, st helena, greensborough -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Ian Anderson et al, We did open a school in Little Eltham : Eltham Primary School 209, 1856-2006, a history/ Ian Anderson, Barry Carozzi and Tarja Fellowes, 2006
... social customs... eltham eltham primary school social customs schools Catherine ...The 150th celebrations of Eltham Primary School included the launch of this book to commemorate the event, titled "We Did Open a School in Little Eltham". The title is taken from a line in a letter from first head teacher David Clark who opened his first private school in a bark hut. This publication of some 262 pages far exceeds the standard of most school commemorative histories, both in content and presentation. The three joint writers are all parents of students at the school. Ian Anderson, Barry Carozzi and Tarja Fellowes have spent many months researching and writing. In the book they acknowledge the contribution of EDHS President Harry Gilham and of Peter Cuffley, great grandson of Eltham pioneer Thomas Sweeney, Many of the photographs were from the collection of EDHS. Cover includes the 3rd and 4th Class, with assistant teacher Catherine Clarke, c.1886Paperback; 1vISBN 0975179632 [written on flyleaf] Donated to the 2006 Committee by & from the School Councileltham state school, eltham, eltham primary school, social customs, schools, catherine clark -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Book, Angus Wilson, The Wrong Set, 1950
... Fiction Great Britain 20 century social customs ... melbourne Fiction Great Britain 20 century social customs Walsh St ...Hardcover, No Dust Jacketfiction great britain 20 century social customs , walsh st library -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Bell, Diane, Listen to Ngarrindjeri women speaking =? Kungun Ngarrindjeri Miminar Yunnan, 2008
... Ngarrindjeri (Australian people) -- Social life and customs... people) -- Social life and customs. | Women Aboriginal Australian ...When the Ngarrindjeri women of South Australia asked Diane Bell if she would work with them in the running of some workshops to develop a booklet about culture and governance, none of them realised quite where it would take them. The Ngarridjeri women of South Australia reveal their thoughts, daily challenges, and visions for the future in this moving book. The stories range from charming and delightful to jarring and shocking, and delve into matters both social and personalÑincluding the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy. Serving as a model for how indigenous and non-indigenous women can jointly write a book, this narrative can help indigenous women in other communities develop their own collective history and visions for the future.xiii, 145 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 25 cm.When the Ngarrindjeri women of South Australia asked Diane Bell if she would work with them in the running of some workshops to develop a booklet about culture and governance, none of them realised quite where it would take them. The Ngarridjeri women of South Australia reveal their thoughts, daily challenges, and visions for the future in this moving book. The stories range from charming and delightful to jarring and shocking, and delve into matters both social and personalÑincluding the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy. Serving as a model for how indigenous and non-indigenous women can jointly write a book, this narrative can help indigenous women in other communities develop their own collective history and visions for the future.ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- social life and customs. | women, aboriginal australian -- south australia -- social life and customs. | oral tradition -- south australia. | storytelling -- south australia. | hindmarsh island (s.a.) -- social life and customs. -
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Private lives - public heritage : family snapshots as history, Bate, Weston et al, 1986
... social customs... Ballarat and Manangatang. Pictorial history of social life, customs ...From a Museum of Victoria project where over two thousand family photos were entered into a pictorial database. Includes material from Ballarat and Manangatang.Pictorial history of social life, customs and families, including some material from the Ballarat district.Paper. Front cover: red background; black and white photograph; white text.Front cover: authors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, social customs, families, pictorial history, bate, weston, mc gillivray, euan, nickson, matthew, ballarat, manangatang -
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Australian pubs, 1973
... australia - social customs..., pictorial and historical. Social customs of Australians. btlc ...Photographs and stories about Australian pubs.History - colloquial, pictorial and historical. Social customs of Australians.Paper; book. Front cover: Picture of Chloe, a famous painting from Young and Jackson's Hotel (Melbourne) with a man in a black hat toasting her; yellow and white text.Front cover: authors' name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history, stories, photographs, pubs, pictures, drinking establishments, hotels, taverns, australia - social customs -
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From growth via despair to optimism, 2002
... social customs... history social customs Front cover: title and description. Spine ...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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Mullawallah: the last King Billy of Ballarat, Newton, Janice, 2014
... social customs... community and social customs. Biographical interest. BTLC Ballarat ...Biography of Mullawallah (the last King Billy of Ballarat). King Billy was a Wathaurung man. The book also documents relations between Wathaurung people and Europeans.Relevance to Ballarat community and social customs. Biographical interest.Book; 56 pages. Front cover: picture of Mullawallah with landscape; black and white lettering; author's name and title. Ballarat Trades Hall stamp on title page.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mullawallah, king billy, wathaurung, history - ballarat, history - indigenous, biography, social customs -
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Instructions for American servicemen in Australia 1942 (Don Woodward Collection), 1942
... social customs... council social customs Culture - Australia Military - USA war ...Dated. Cultural guide to Australia for US servicemen who were based in Australia during WWII. Includes descriptions of slang, money, places, Commonwealth, food, economy, etc.Australian culture as perceived by outsiders.Book; 54 pages. Cover: blue background; black lettering; title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, social customs, culture - australia, military - usa, war - world war ii, australia - language - vernacular -
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The golden city and its tramways : Ballarat's tramway era, Bradley, Alan, 2005
... social customs... to the history of public transport and social life and customs ...The Ballarat tramways system commenced in 1887 as a horse-driven service and became electrified in 1907. The service ceased in 1971. The book tells the story of the Ballarat tramways and includes pictures, stories from employees and other social history.Relevant to the history of public transport and social life and customs in Ballarat.Paper; book. Front cover: red background; black and white picture of a tram in Ballarat; fawn lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, trams, tram workers, public transport, social customs, trams - horse drawn -
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Women and children first : an outline of a population policy for Australia, Wallace, Victor Hugo, 1946
... social customs... in Australia. Relevant to social choices and customs in the 1940s. btlc ...Written in 1946, the author presents ways to encourage population increase in Australia. Relevant to social choices and customs in the 1940s.Paper; book. Front cover: red and white with a map of Australia.Front cover: author and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, birth control, population, social policy, social customs, contraception -
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My life with Martin Luther King Jr, King, Coretta Scott, 1969
... social customs... civil rights social customs politics baptists racial ...A personal memoir from the widow of Martin Luther King Jr who was a prominent campaigner for civil rights in the USA. He was assassinated in 1968. Covers the history of the civil rights movement in the USA.Biographical relevance - Martin Luther King Jr. Relevant to social history - USA.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white photo of the author and Martin Luther King; black background; white and pink lettering. Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, biography, king, martin luther, king, coretta scott, civil rights, social customs, politics, baptists, racial discrimination, racial equality, assassinations, history -
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Under Minerva's gaze : 150 years at the Ballaarat Mechanics' Insititute, Blee, Jill, 2010
... social customs... to the Ballarat district, it's cultural life, social customs, people ...BMI history up to the present. Coverage of other cultural institutions and the cultural community of Ballarat. The book includes essays from various contributors and treats the history of the building, functions of the Institute and people involved over time.Relevant to the Ballarat district, it's cultural life, social customs, people and architecture.Paper; book. Front cover: blue sky background; photograph of the Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Building; white and black lettering.Cover: editors' names and titlebtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, culture - ballarat, social customs, mechanics' institute, architecture, women in history, history, ballaarat mechanics' institute, libraries -
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The Chaser annual 2006: Burqa's Backyard, 2006
... social customs... the chaser social customs satire burqa chaser annual cultures - non ...The Chaser Annual was published for 9 years from 2000 to 2009. It collates best cartoons and articles from the Chaser newspaper which was a fortnightly satirical publication. The newspaper has become a quarterly publication from 2015. The 2006 edition is particularly relevant to contemporary Australia, as it provides coverage of issues around Muslim customs and Western attitudes. Satire.Paper; book. Cover: red and blue background; colour photos of various personalities, including Alan Jones, the previous pope, John Howard in burqa and a white picket fence; black and white lettering.Front cover: title and "limited edition" logo.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, the chaser, social customs, satire, burqa, chaser annual, cultures - non-western -
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Photograph: Adele Sekhon, Fred Commons, Norm Borchers, John Bowen at trivia night, 3 September 1998
... social customs - trivia... bowen, john commons, fred social customs - trivia Photograph ...Photograph: Adele Sekhon, Fred Commons, Norm Borchers, John Bowen at trivia night Adele Sekhon is a psychologist in Ballarat. 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. Photographbtlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, sekhon, adele, borchers, norm, bowen, john, commons, fred, social customs - trivia