Historical information

1a. Jobless muddle: Ballarat leaders say local survey closer to mark than Govt's 'drastic underestimate'
1b. Local community leaders reject Govt's unemployment figures
Paper: The Courier
Date: 15 November 1991

2. Ballarat must change industry base: Shearer - Reliance on wool and wheat now redundant
Paper: n.a.
Date: 14 November 1991


3.Lay-offs plan sparks strike [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 13 November 1991

4a. Ballarat makes pleas to Hawke: Help us beat jobless problem
4b. Help us create jobs plea to Canberra
Paper: The Courier
Date: 8 November 1991

5. Ballarat to plead for its life
Paper: The Courier
Date: 8 November 1991

6. Disunity blasted: Council bickering 'sabotaging local economy' [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 May 1992

7. Hand cuts migrant intake: Ballarat Trades Hall welcomes cut
Paper: n.a.
Date: 13 May 1992

8. School leavers 'missing out'
Paper: The Courier
Date: 18 May 1992

9. 10,000 in rally over government assets sale
Paper: n.a.
Date: 8 July 1992

10. Unions seek views on amalgamation [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 30 May 1992

11. Jobs plan hailed: Local leaders say it'll help young jobless [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier?
Date: 26 June 1992

12. Youth wage gets mixed reaction [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 7 July 1992

13. Plans to axe tariffs are 'frightening': Shearer [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier?
Date: 11 July 1992

14. Asbestos scare at primary school [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 11 July 1992

15. Ballarat protest: 5000 rally against the Kennett Govt
Paper: n.d.
Date: 11 November 1992

16. The Ballarat strike (pictures)
Paper: The Courier
Date: 11 November 1992

17. Train services under threat, warns union [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: n.d.

18. Shearer slams new WorkCare
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 November 1992

19. Ballarat unions back strike against Govt
Paper: The Courier
Date: 7 November 1992

20. Youth late night lolly selling may be both risky and illegal [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 5 December 1990


21a. 500 Ballarat jobs 'at risk'
21b. Tariff cuts will hit Ballarat jobs
Paper: The Courier
Date: 5 December 1990

22. Govt blueprint to hit local industries [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: n.d.

23. AHA wage move rejected: Pay rise offer in place of penalty rates [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 July 1991

24. City shops leave Sunday to big stores [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 18 July 1991

25. Union dispute threat to Base [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 23 July 1991

26. Metalworkers agree on wages: Unions call on IRC to accept agreement
Paper: The Courier
Date: 19 July 1991

27. Ballarat bakery fears price war
Paper: n.a.
Date: 28 June 1991

28. Ballarat CES in Newstart bans
Paper: n.a.
Date: 29 June 1991

29. No Sunday trading: rally seeks support
Paper: The Courier
Date: 29 June 1991

30. The re-emerging Trades Hall belong to all workers [Ballarat]
Paper: The News
Date: 15 September 1988

31. Work safety better: TLC [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 15 September 1998

32. Black ban on bank [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 28 February 1989

33. BTLC slams Stockdale Workcare 'rort' claims
Paper: n.a.
Date: 11 May 1989

34. BTLC backs luxury surcharge plan [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 24 June 1989

35. Strike ends at John Valves [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 21 June 1989

36. Unions need a better image: 'Future is linked to intensive education process' [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: n.d.

37. Ballarat protest against Govt: Teachers vow to fight Govt
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 December 1992

38. Cleaners vote not to take industrial action [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 December 1992

39. Nurses stop work [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 December 1992

40. Amcast to close: Up to 140 will be made redundant [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 December 1992

41. Ronaldson hits out at union's 'fear campaign' [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 December 1992

42. Reprieve for Amcast workers [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: n.d.

43. Workers take levy protest to Traynor [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 10 December 1992

44. Unions claim 2000 jobs lost in 12 months [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 6 October 1993

45. Unions plan on strong show [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 28 November 1992

46. Union rally to blast WorkCover [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 17 July ?

47. 1800 unionists in action day [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 1 December 1992

48. Protest at Lakeside stops work [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 1 December 1992

49. Ballarat urged to fight Amcast closure
Paper: n.a.
Date: 7 December 1992

50. Big crowd expected at deficit tax rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 12 December 1992

51. Trade unions: Recruit drive in Ballarat
Paper: The Courier
Date: 14 September 1995

52. Church and union unite for protest [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 14 September 1995

53. Ballarat strike tomorrow
Paper: n.a.
Date: 15 December 1992

54. Govt accuses striking unions of 'thuggery'
Paper: n.a.
Date: 15 December 1992

55. Hundreds support rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 14 December 1992

56. Disagreement on new Fightback package
Paper: n.a.
Date: 19 December 1992

57. Unions boycott public rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 19 December 1992

58. Group aims to fight deficit levy [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 21 December 1992

59.42 jobs go at workshops, more cut backs feared
Paper: The Courier
Date: 24 December 1992

60. ALP against levy: Devereaux
Paper: The Courier
Date: 3 February 1993

61. Rail workers fight for jobs [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 January 1993

62. Trams and buses to be disrupted [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 January 1993

63. Brown snubs rail talks [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 February 1993

64. Deficit levy is causing hardship: Trades Hall [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 February 1993

65. Ballarat unions to rally on March 1
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 February 1993

66. Angry rail workers plan to see Brown [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 8 January 1991

67. Sharing the secrets of the camera
Paper: The Courier
Date: 6 February 1993

68. Councils must unite: Shearer [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 February 1993

69. Shearer hits Lib health policies
Paper: n.a.
Date: 11 February 1993

70. Worker injury costs 'shifted' to taxpayers [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? June 1993

71. Shearer warns on contracts
Paper: n.a.
Date: 5 February 1993

72. Ballarat hurting, says union chief
Paper: n.a.
Date: 22 February 1992

73. Workers will back protest, says Shearer [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 22 February 1992

74. Shearer gives Govt a blast on 'sacrifice'
Paper: The Courier
Date: 17 February 1993

75. Shearer supports strike [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 1 March 1993 (?)

76. Workers may be 'scared off" rally [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 1 March 1993

77. Workers at risk: Shearer
Paper: n.a.
Date: 25 February 1993

78a. 3000 marchers in protest against Kennett policies
78b. Marchers in street protest [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 2 March 1993

79. 'Jobs threat from Libs tariff plan' [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 2 March 1993

80. Students, staff rally in protest at govt cuts
Paper: The Courier
Date: 6 October 1993

81. Hurt workers live on $50 a week: union [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1994

82. Workers in protest at injury benefits [Ballarat]
Paper: The Courier
Date: 24 July 1994

83. Contracts need an 'even hand' [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1993

84. 2000 rally against public service cuts [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 May 1993

85. Telstra cuts threatening 100 Ballarat jobs: union
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? ? 1996

86. Workers to fare worse under Libs - Hubbard [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? ? 1996

87. Ballarat workers to protest against industrial changes
Paper: The Courier
Date: n.d.

88. Meet Telstra, unions urge development body [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1996

89. Threat seen to part-time job security [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: 6 July 1996

90. Trades Hall gears up for big battle [Ballarat]
Paper: n.a.
Date: ? July 1996


91a. Workers in city protest
91b. Workers in city protest
Paper: n.a.
Date: 31 August 1996

92. Unionists urged to fight hard for rights
Paper: n.a.
Date: 31 August 1996

93. Unpaid work trials a trap: Shearer
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 November 1996

94. CES union action 'minor'
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 November 1996

95. Sawmill row looks likely to escalate
Paper: The Courier
Date: 9 November 1996

Significance

Significant collection of press articles that include comment from Unions Ballarat Secretary, Graeme Shearer, around the period when Jeff Kennett (Liberal Party Victoria) was premier of Victoria. Focus upon a variety of social and industrial issues impacting the Ballarat region.

Physical description

Scrapbook - news clippings.