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  A Turbulent Decade: Social Protest Movements and the Labour Movement, 1965-1975

  Beverley Symons and Rowan Cahill

  This book was originally published by the Sydney Branch, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History in 2005.

  Introduction (2020): During the turbulent decade 1965-1975, a cultural revolution took place in Australia. The future was seeded with movements and ideas that changed Australian society and culture, and enlarged the space for democratic action. Published in a print-run of 500 copies in 2005, and edited by Beverley Symons and Rowan Cahill, activists of that decade, A Turbulent Decade: Social Protest Movements and the Labour Movement, 1965-1975 is a unique, and rare, assemblage of recollections and reflections of veterans of the period.

  The focus is Sydney and New South Wales, and a great deal that is new is added to the public record, often candidly and vulnerably so. The book covers the Anti-Vietnam War and Anti-Conscription Movements, the Student, New Left and Counter Culture Movements, Women’s Liberation, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Aboriginal Land Rights and Civil Rights, the Anti-Apartheid Movement, the Trade Union Movement, and the Australian Labor Party.

  Contributors are Brian Aarons, Anthony Ashbolt, Wendy Bacon, Suzanne Bellamy, Lester Bostock, Charlie Bowers, Meredith Burgmann, Rowan Cahill, Jack Cambourn, Bruce Childs, Ken Davis, Diane Fieldes, Dulcie Flower, Graham Freudenberg, Hall Greenland, Bob Gould, Noreen Hewett, Suzanne Jamieson, Craig Johnston, Gillian Leahy, Greg Mallory, Race Mathews, Audrey McDonald, Tom McDonald, Peter McGregor, Jack Mundey, John Myrtle, Sue Tracey, Shane Ostenfeld, Joe Palmada, John Percy, Robyn Plaister, Mavis Robertson, Lyndall Ryan, Joyce Stevens, Paul True, Barrie Unsworth, Sue Wills.

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  Illawarra Visions: Collections of the University of Wollongong

  Glenn Barkley

  Glenn Barkley (editor), Illawarra Visions: Collections of the University of Wollongong, UOW Art Collection, 2000, 39p. Includes forwards by Professor Gerard Sutton, UOW Vice Chancellor; Peter O'Neil, Director, Wollongong City Gallery; and Dr Guy Warren, Director, UOW Art Collection. Chapters include: Michael Organ, History & Heritage: Change & Adaptation; Di Kelly, Social & Working Life; Paul Sharrad, The Natural Environment; Glenn Barkley, Hybritity and the Influx of Ideas;

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  Recent Foraminiferida and Ostracoda from Estuarine and shelf environments on the southeastern coast of Australia

  Iradj Yassini and Brian G. Jones

  The southeastern coastal zone of Australia includes several types of estuarine habitats, which are distinctly different from most northern hemisphere counterparts. These differences relate, in particular, to the extreme dryness of the continent, the extremely variable and small river discharges, and the microtidal conditions. Estuarine and shallow shelf environments along the coast of New South Wales exhibit a rich and well diversified foraminiferal and ostracod fauna, which have not yet been fully documented. Compared to the European or American coastlines, the taxonomy and ecology of the foraminiferid and ostracod fauna from the Australian shallow marine environment are poorly described and illustrated. Geological, environmental and marine science students working on these organisms are restricted to old publications with poor quality illustrations and inadequate descriptions. With universal use of the scanning electron microscope in the field of foraminiferid and ostracod studies, the need for a modern manual to overcome this shortage has encouraged the authors to publish the present book.

  The text is intended to cover both an introductory-level and a working manual on Recent Foraminiferida and Ostracoda. It does not assume any prior exposure to taxonomy or ecology of these organisms, it is expected to be useful in geological, environmental and marine science studies.

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  The Bulli Mining Disaster 1887 : Lessons from the Past

  Don Dingsdag

  An account of the Bulli coal mining disaster of 23 March 1887 in which 81 mine workers lost their lives. Bulli is located in the Illawarra coal fields, on the east coast of Australia, south of Sydney. The disastrous explosion in the mine was caused by a neglect of safety issues. A Royal Commission was subsequently called to look into the disaster.

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  University of Wollongong : an illustrated history 1951-1991

  Josie Castle

  The first official published history of UOW was University of Wollongong: An Illustrated History 1951-1991, written by Josie Castle from the Department of History and Politics. The 68 page book was launched by the Foundation Chancellor Justice Robert Hope on 11th October 1991.

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  Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1850

  Michael K. Organ

  A documentary history of the Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1850, including a chronological blibliography covering the period 1770-1990. This is volume 1. The next part Illawarra and South Coast Aborigines 1770-1900 is available here: http://ro.uow.edu.au/asdpapers/118/

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  Growing up in the Illawarra

  Winifred Mitchell and Geoffrey Sherington

  This is a social history of an Australian region. Its theme is the changing experiences of children growing up. The history of the lllawarra region of New South Wales captures many of the developments and fluctuations of Australian social life over the past two centuries. From the displacement of the original aboriginal inhabitants of the early twentieth century through the rural and mining settlements of colonial Australia to the industrial development and changing composition of the population in the twentieth century, living in lllawarra has generally been a microcosm of the wider world of being an Australian. In particular, much of the focus of the white settlers of the past one hundred and fifty years has been on 'growth' and preparing what they thought was a better world for their children. By looking at the lives of children and their families in the 'everyday' and other circumstances we can discover as much, if not more, about social and other relationships than by examining more public institutions such as parliament or trade unions, all of which are dominated by adults. It is not always easy to find out about families, children and 'everyday life' in the past. For the nineteenth century we have relied on traditional documentary sources such as newspapers, diaries, published accounts of observers and the archives of such public institutions as schools. We have also used, where appropriate, the census and the records of the Registrar-General's Department for figures on marriages and births. For the twentieth century we have drawn on the personal memories of many who grew up in the lllawarra region, and who were prepared to share their experiences with us. By using oral history it was possible to get behind the general figures, on such matters as school attendance and housing growth and to understand what it was like to be young in the previous age. The book is organised into five chapters. We look first of all at the arrival of European settlers, their impact on the aboriginal tribes of the area, and the general pattern of growth in the first half of the nineteenth century. In the next two chapters we have chosen contrasting environments for growing up in nineteenth century lllawarra, looking closely at family life and schooling in the rural settlement of mid to late nineteenth century Kiama and the mining village of Bulli. In our third chapter we consider the slow transformation of the region into the industrial heartland of New South Wales and the consequences that this had in many ways for children growing up in the period from the turn of the century to the beginning of the Second World War. In our final chapter we examine some of the multiplicity of changes that have overwhelmed the region since 1945, particularly the arrival of new waves of overseas immigrants who have brought new traditions and expectations for the young.

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  Faith of Steel - A history of the Christian Churches in Illawarra, Australia

  Stuart Piggin

  This history of the Christian churches in Illawarra — Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox — covers the period from the beginning of settlement to the present day. It has been researched, written, and printed in just over a year. Jerome would have called it ‘tumultuarium opus’, a rush job. Its findings are therefore tentative, and its conclusions provisional. It is more illustrative than analytical, and it abounds in case studies. Nevertheless, I have tried to be as conceptual and explanatory as constraints permitted. To my knowledge this is the first regional study ever written of all Christian denominations covering almost 200 years of Australian history.

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  Development of the University of Wollongong 1973 - 1981

  L. Michael Birt

  Report by the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, Michael Birt, on his time at the university and its transition from Wollongong University College.

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  Engineering Feasibility Study of Proposed Kiama Breakwater

  R. T. Wheway

  R.T. Wheway, Engineering Feasibility Study of Proposed Kiama Breakwater, Department of Mechanical, Mining and Civil Engineering, Wollongong University College, April 1971, 23p. Report submitted to the Illawarra Regional Development Committee.

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  Wollongong University College Mayoral Appeal Fund - Report of Working Committee

  F. M. Mathews, R. G. Cole, and R. D. Johnson

  F.M. Mathews, R.G. Cole and R.D. Johnson, Wollongong University College Mayoral Appeal Fund - Report of Working Committee, Univerisity of New South Wales - Wollongong University College Mayoral Appeal Fund, Wollongong, 8 June 1960, 16p.

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  The Needs of Technical Education in the Wollongong

  F. M. Mathews

  F.M. Mathews, The Needs of Technical Education in the Wollongon, Wollongong Technical Education District Council, Wollongong, August 1958, 15p.