Showing 19 items matching "waterfront workers"
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Unions BallaratNever a White Flag: The Memoirs of Jock Barnes, Jock Barnes, 1988
... ...waterfront workers...The story of the 1951 confrontation and lockout of waterfront workers in New Zealand (1951)....The story of the 1951 confrontation and lockout of waterfront workers in New Zealand (1951). A memoir that tells the story of a key event in New Zealand's union history. btlc ballarat trades hall ballarat trades and labour council new zealand unions waterfront workers never a white flag barnes, jock memoir history Front cover: author's name, editor's name and title. ...The story of the 1951 confrontation and lockout of waterfront workers in New Zealand (1951).A memoir that tells the story of a key event in New Zealand's union history.Paper. Front cover: red background; sepia picture of Jock Barnes; black and white text.Front cover: author's name, editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, new zealand, unions, waterfront workers, never a white flag, barnes, jock, memoir, history -
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War on the wharves : a cartoon history, Sheil, Chris, 1998
... ...waterfront workers...Relevant to the history of unions (especially the MUA) and industrial relations. ballarat trades hall ballarat regional trades and labour council btlc waterfront workers waterfront dispute 1998 mua maritime workers' strike maritime union australia unions industrial relations strikes Front cover: editor, author of foreword and title. ...A cartoon history of the 1998 waterfront dispute.Relevant to the history of unions (especially the MUA) and industrial relations.Paper; book. Cover: black and white; cartoon on the front cover.Front cover: editor, author of foreword and title.ballarat trades hall, ballarat regional trades and labour council, btlc, waterfront workers, waterfront dispute 1998, mua, maritime workers' strike, maritime union australia, unions, industrial relations, strikes -
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Under the hook : Melbourne waterside workers remember working lives and class war, 1900-1980, Lowenstein, Wendy et al, 1982
... ...waterfront workers...Relevant to the history of trade unionism and especially waterfront workers. btlc ballarat trades hall ballarat trades and labour council oral histories wharfies waterfront workers unions maritime workers' union maritime workers' strike class wars Front cover: author's name and title. ...An oral history of rank and file wharfies - history of working on the Melbourne waterfront.Relevant to the history of trade unionism and especially waterfront workers.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white image of two men; red and white text.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, oral histories, wharfies, waterfront workers, unions, maritime workers' union, maritime workers' strike, class wars -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBumper sticker, M.U.A. here to stay, 1998_
... Issued by the Maritime Union of Australia, in support of the wharf workers locked out by Patrick corporation, with the support of the Federal government of the time. maritime union of australia australian waterfront dispute Bumper sticker, adhesive on backing material, printed in blue on white M.U.A. here to stay Bumper sticker Maritime Union of Australia ...Issued by the Maritime Union of Australia, in support of the wharf workers locked out by Patrick corporation, with the support of the Federal government of the time.Bumper sticker, adhesive on backing material, printed in blue on whitemaritime union of australia, australian waterfront dispute -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, "Waterfront Re-Structure - A calculated attack by Capital on Labor", 1980s
... Piers and Wharves - Waterside Workers Societies Clubs Unions and other Organisations Public Action Campaigns Australian Labor Party ALP ACTU H BOCQUET G STAUNTON Beris CAMPBELL "Waterfront Re-Structure - A calculated attack by Capital on Labor" Article written late 1980s and authorized by H Bocquet and G Staunton "Waterfront Re-Structure - A calculated attack by Capital on Labor" Document ..."Waterfront Re-Structure - A calculated attack by Capital on Labor" Article written late 1980s and authorized by H Bocquet and G Stauntonpiers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, public action campaigns, australian labor party, alp, actu, h bocquet, g staunton, beris campbell -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film, Stig Wemyss, An Ordinary Life - The story of Allan Whittaker, 2025
... Labour hire practices on Melbourne's waterfront in the 1920's & 1930's. Allan WHITTAKER Piers and Wharves - Waterside Workers Piers and Wharves - Princes Pier Law- Police Health - Hospitals War - World War I An Ordinary Life - The story of Allan Whittaker. ...Poor treatment by the Government of some returning World War 1 soldiers. Labour hire practices on Melbourne's waterfront in the 1920's & 1930's.An Ordinary Life - The story of Allan Whittaker.allan whittaker, piers and wharves - waterside workers, piers and wharves - princes pier, law- police, health - hospitals, war - world war i -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Essay - Thesis, The 1928 Waterfront Strike, Liam Brooks, "The 1928 Waterfront Strike"
... piers and wharves - princes pier societies clubs unions and other organisations liam brooks e j hogan thomas blamey allan whittaker waterside workers union Copy of thesis entitled "The 1928 Waterfront Strike"by Liam Brooks. ...Copy of thesis entitled "The 1928 Waterfront Strike"by Liam Brooks. Also on CD 2623.02piers and wharves - princes pier, societies clubs unions and other organisations, liam brooks, e j hogan, thomas blamey, allan whittaker, waterside workers union -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Essay - Thesis, The 1928 Waterfront Strike, Liam Brooks, "The 1928 Waterfront Strike"
... Piers and Wharves - Princes Pier Societies Clubs Unions and other Organisations Liam Brooks E J Hogan Thomas Blamey Allan Whittaker Waterside workers Union Digital copy of thesis entitled "The 1928 Waterfront Strike" by Liam Brooks. ...Digital copy of thesis entitled "The 1928 Waterfront Strike" by Liam Brooks. Hard copy stored A.08.03piers and wharves - princes pier, societies clubs unions and other organisations, liam brooks, e j hogan, thomas blamey, allan whittaker, waterside workers union -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Poem, re waterfront strikes of 1925 and 1928, Hogan's Flat, 1998
... Waterfront'. The last two verses were written by Paddy McCorney(?), member of the Victorian Trade Union Choir to add to the rough relevance for the February 1998 dispute at Webb Dock. Piers and wharves - waterside workers ...Poem collected from Mrs Bowen by Composer Clive Douglas and included in her collection in State Library of Victoria. George Dreyfus composed the first four verses for his TV series 'Waterfront'. The last two verses were written by Paddy McCorney(?), member of the Victorian Trade Union Choir to add to the rough relevance for the February 1998 dispute at Webb Dock.Poem about Hogan's Flat and waterfront strikes of 1925 and '28piers and wharves - waterside workers, industrial disputes, ted hogan, allan whittaker -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Ship to Shore - A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and its Union Struggles, 1990
... Significant waterfront history out of print, purchased on eBay Piers and Wharves - Waterside Workers Societies Clubs Unions and other Organisations Rupert Lockwood In pencil on flyleaf "sale $17" "Ship to Shore - A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and it's Union Struggles" By Rupert Lockwood 1990. ...Significant waterfront history out of print, purchased on eBay"Ship to Shore - A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and it's Union Struggles" By Rupert Lockwood 1990. Hale & Ironmonger 398 pp paperback, illustrated and indexed, introduction by Author, "Afterword" by Tasnor I Bull of the VOWF. Bibliography, abbreviations, etc, cover orange type on tinted historical photo of Yarra ships.In pencil on flyleaf "sale $17"piers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, rupert lockwood -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Helen Trinca et al, Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia, 2000
... Was purchased on eBay as a pair with "Ship to Shore" Societies Clubs Unions and other Organisations Transport - Shipping Piers and Wharves - Waterside Workers Piers and Wharves - Webb Dock Maritime Union of Australia MUA Anne DAVIES Helen TRINCA Pencil, end paper "sale $8" "Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia" by journalists Helen TRINCA and Anne DAVIES - 317 pp paperback on the 1998 Patrick conspiracy. ...Was purchased on eBay as a pair with "Ship to Shore""Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia" by journalists Helen TRINCA and Anne DAVIES - 317 pp paperback on the 1998 Patrick conspiracy. Doubleday 2000 illustrated, end notes, indexed, with chronologyPencil, end paper "sale $8"societies clubs unions and other organisations, transport - shipping, piers and wharves - waterside workers, piers and wharves - webb dock, maritime union of australia, mua, anne davies, helen trinca -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Cunninghame Arm sea wall construction, Lakes Entrance Victoria c1930
... Men - from right- F Worseldine, R Martin, E Bourke, B Smith Waterfront Maintenance Black and white photograph snapshot of Tambo Shire workers constructing retaining wall along Cunninghame Arm, after WW1. ...Men - from right- F Worseldine, R Martin, E Bourke, B SmithBlack and white photograph snapshot of Tambo Shire workers constructing retaining wall along Cunninghame Arm, after WW1. Four men on right. Photograph presumed to be opposite present McDonald's restaurant. Lakes Entrance Victoria waterfront, maintenance -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Esplanade Palm Trees Lakes Entrance Victoria 1992
... Date made March 1992 Waterfront Township Vegetation Black and white photograph of workers planting two mature date palm trees in the water front garden. ...Date made March 1992Black and white photograph of workers planting two mature date palm trees in the water front garden. It shows a work team completing the planting of one tree, the other surrounded by pool of water. waterfront, township, vegetation -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Esplanade footbridge area Lakes Entrance Victoria 1991, Lakes Post Newspaper
... Date made July 1991 Waterfront Vegetation Public Works Black and white photograph of a section of the foreshore, showing two workers raking lawn area, prior to planting two date palm trees, part of the beautification of footbridge approach from Esplanade. ...Date made July 1991Black and white photograph of a section of the foreshore, showing two workers raking lawn area, prior to planting two date palm trees, part of the beautification of footbridge approach from Esplanade. waterfront, vegetation, public works -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Sand Dune reclaimation Lakes Entrance 1992, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1992
... Waterfront Parks Room display Black and white photograph of three workers, building pathway and retaining walls through the sand dunes. ...Article appeared in Lakes Post 28 October 1992, 'At work on the new retaining wall leading to 90 Mile Beach, staff from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, (L-R) Ken Judd, Jason Bice and David Harper'.Black and white photograph of three workers, building pathway and retaining walls through the sand dunes. Coastal banksia in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterfront, parks, room display -
Unions Ballarat
Tas Bull: An Autobiography. Life on The Waterfront, Tas Bull, 1998
... workers' federation history autobiography actu australian council of trade unions Front cover: title and author's name. Paper - book. Front cover: black background; blue and black photograph - male with an MUA inscription on the back of t-shirt; red and black portrait photograph; white text. Tas Bull: An Autobiography. Life on The Waterfront ...An autobiography by Tas Bull who was an Australian trade union leader. Tas Bull became General Secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation from 1984 to 1993 and was also an office bearer in the ACTU in the late 1980s-early 1990s.Significant to the history of trade unions - particularly the Waterside Workers' Federation.Paper - book. Front cover: black background; blue and black photograph - male with an MUA inscription on the back of t-shirt; red and black portrait photograph; white text. Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, bull, tas, unions, waterside workers' federation, seaman's union of australia, delegates, international transport workers' federation, history, autobiography, actu, australian council of trade unions -
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Waterfront : the battle that changed Australia, Trinca, Helen et al, 2000
... workers. Non-union labour was deployed in an attempt to break the MUA. Relevance to the Waterfront dispute of 1998, the history of trade unions and, particularly, the MUA. btlc ballarat trades hall ballarat trades and labour council waterfront dispute 1998 maritime union australia mua unions industrial action strikes lock outs unfair dismissal patrick's stevedoring non-union labour Front cover: author's name and title; quotation from Philip Adams. ...The background story of the 1998 industrial dispute between Patrick's stevedoring company and the Maritime Union of Australia. The dispute was triggered by Patrick's restructure of their company and subsequent lock out and dismissal of unionised workers. Non-union labour was deployed in an attempt to break the MUA.Relevance to the Waterfront dispute of 1998, the history of trade unions and, particularly, the MUA.Paper; book. Front cover: colour photographs; black, blue and white text. Front cover: author's name and title; quotation from Philip Adams.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, waterfront dispute 1998, maritime union australia, mua, unions, industrial action, strikes, lock outs, unfair dismissal, patrick's stevedoring, non-union labour -
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation1998 Australian federal election campaign material by Victorian Trades Hall focusing on industrial relations, 1998
... waterfront dispute. Text on front: 'Welcome to John Howard's Australia. In 1996, John Howard promised that under his industrial relations laws, 'no worker would be worse off'. ...waterfront dispute. Text on front: 'Welcome to John Howard's Australia. In 1996, John Howard promised that under his industrial relations laws, 'no worker would be worse off'. ...Owned by long-time Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) Professional Officer Catherine Hutchings.1998 federal election campaign material by Victorian Trades Hall. Full colour bi-fold brochure, using images depicting 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. Text on front: 'Welcome to John Howard's Australia. In 1996, John Howard promised that under his industrial relations laws, 'no worker would be worse off'. In 1998, his government cheered on the illegal sacking of 2000 workers. His laws have changed our system from one of fairness and decency to a system that encourages conflict and division. John Howard's laws are undermining Australian wages and working conditions by attacking unions, encouraging individual contracts and dismantling the award system and the Industrial Relations Commission. On October 3rd [1998], use your vote wisely Your job may depend on it.' Text on rear: 'Five Facts About Industrial Relations Under John Howard Workers have lost award conditions and legal protections. Australian wages are being undermined by individual contracts and non-union agreements. Companies can use corporate law to sack workforces and not pay wages owed. Workers have been sacked because they belong to a Union. Conflict and Division in the workforce has increased. On October 3rd [1998], use your vote wisely. Your job may depend on it.'victoria, australia, john howard, liberal party, 1998 federal election, protest, industrial relations, unions, trade unions, trades hall, carlton, politics, political history, waterfront dispute, events, labour history, solidarity -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Tom Hills and Wendy Lowenstein
... Tom HILLS Wendy LOWENSTEIN Piers and Wharves - Waterside Workers Digital copy of a B&W photograph of Wendy Lowenstein pointing out something on the waterfront to Tom Hills. ...Digital copy of a B&W photograph of Wendy Lowenstein pointing out something on the waterfront to Tom Hills.tom hills, wendy lowenstein, piers and wharves - waterside workers
