The Eureka Stockade Flag, used as the flag of the Builders Labourers' Federation The Builder's Labourers Federation (BLF) was an Australian trade union organisation which existed from 1911 until 1972, and from 1976 until 1986, when it was permanently deregistered in various Australian States by the federal Labor government and state governments of the time. The BLF currently exists as the state section of the Construction division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, however, these state sections were never part of the radical and militant organisation which the BLF was sometimes perceived to be. Eureka Flag (Eureka Stockade) Compilant with Eureka Flag Style Guide: (pdf) http://www. ...
Eureka Flag (Eureka Stockade) Compilant with Eureka Flag Style Guide: (pdf) http://www. ...
The Eureka Flag The Eureka Stockade was a miners revolt in 1854 in Victoria, Australia against the officials supervising the gold-mining region of Ballarat due to many reasons, including heavily priced mining items and the expense of a digging license. ...
A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ...
1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Australia, having a federal system of government, is divided into states and territories. ...
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
In countries with federal systems of government, and subnational entities offically called (or widely-known as) states, a state government is the governing body of a state. ...
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is Australias main trade union in construction, forestry and forest products, mining and energy production. ...
The BLF fought successful campaigns which became known as the Green Bans against development projects which it viewed as harmful to the built and natural environment of Sydney. These campaigns included blocking plans to redevelop The Rocks area, and Centennial Park (in anticipatation for the 2000 Olympics, in the 1980s). The Green Bans are now commonly recognised as directly responsible for saving areas of Sydney with substantial heritage value. They also took up other causes, such as Aboriginal rights, anti-war campaigns and support for pensioners. The expression built environment recognises that much of the physical world in which humans function and thrive has been intentionally created; is something aesthetically and functionally shared; and functions as an organism in the consumption of resources, disposal of wastes, and facilitation of productive enterprise within its bounds. ...
In politics and other non-technical contexts, nature or (the) (natural) environment often refers to that part of the natural world that people deem important or valuable, for any reason — economic, aesthetic, philosophical, hedonistic, sentimental, etc. ...
George Street, the main street of The Rocks The Rocks is a tourist precinct and historic area near the central business district (CBD) of Sydney, Australia. ...
Centennial Park is a large area of parkland in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, set aside to celebrate the first 100 years of European settlement in Australia. ...
The Games of the XXVII Olympiad were held in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. ...
The BLF slogan was Dare to struggle, Dare to win.
See also
Jack Mundey (born 1929) is one of the most well known union and environmental activists in Australia. ...
External Links - Book Review: Liz Ross, Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win: Builders Labourers Fight Deregistration 1981-1994 (http://www.vulgar.com.au/renton.html)
- Green Bans: Campaigns to Protect the Environment (http://www.cfmeu.asn.au/construction/history/green.html)
- Australian Trade Union Archives entry: Australian Builders Labourers Federation (1911 - 1972) (http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0132b.htm)
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