Rupert lockwood (46 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Slim, small booklet. A little browned, else very good.

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Black Armada: Australia and the Struggle for Indonesian Independence 1942-49. Book.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations and maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 352 pages.

Paperback. Rupert Lockwood, Hale & Iremonger. Author: Rupert LockwoodBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Hale & Iremonger, 1990Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Ship To Shore: A History Of Melbourne's Waterfront And Its Union Struggles, chronicles the tumultuous development of Melbourne's docks and the persistent efforts of its labor force. It details the complex interplay between industrial growth, economic pressures, and the fight for workers' rights that shaped a vital Australian industry. Lockwood's meticulous research uncovers decades of strikes, negotiations, and social change, presenting a vivid portrait of a community defined by its maritime heritage and its unwavering spirit. The narrative argues for the profound impact of unionization on the lives of waterfront workers and the broader economic landscape of the city. This essential work illustrates the enduring legacy of these struggles, offering critical insights into Australia's labor history. Paperback.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. 96 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm). Mark Knight (illustratore).

SC. Condizione: Gut. TB., 310s., Besitzvermerk a.d. Titelblatt, , sonst in gutem Zustand, . Deu 400g.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 398 pp. Melbourne Waterfront was for a long time infamous for its high rate of crime, its inefficient, unjust management, and its employee's uncivilised, insanitary and dangerous working conditions. This book answers many questions about this resistance to waterfront reform, a resistance offered by employees, governments and the media. He examines the powers and interests that lay behind the campaigns against union claims for long overdue restructuring.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. 96 pages with b/w illustrations. Price sticker mark on front cover, otherwise a firm clean book.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 398 pages. The cover has a bit of wear, with a water damage stain on the back, and a few scuffs. The page edges are a bit tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 93pp; Covers age-toned, previous owner's name inside front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Polemic raising the alarm about the penetration of Australia by American economic and military interests. Published circa 1954.

Condizione: New. In English.

398pp. Lge 8vo. Original wrappers, b/w illustrations, a very good copy. First edition.

Condizione: New.

Paper Back. Condizione: Very Good. c. 1961. These books were purchased new and have been in storage for decades. However the cover has light shelf wear and the edges of the book are lightly tanned. Several copies are available. 30 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size D: 7"-8" Tall (177-203mm).…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The page edges are lightly tanned. Several copies are available. 352 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (204-227mm).

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 352pp, index, notes/references, appendix. Black boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, rubbed at flap folds, small bookseller label on front pastedown. Chronicles the historic boycotts, mutinies and riots staged in Australia against the colonial Dutch in Indonesia from 1942-49. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Rupert Lockwood's account of Australian assistance ot the Indonesian rebellion against the Dutch that Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Supreme Commander, South-East Asia Command and the leader of Anglo-Dutch intervention in Java in 1945, was moved to write to Lockwood, ' I have read all you have written with great interest and it explains a lot that happened to us in South East Asia Command Headquarters'. Lockwood's book covers the sustained campaign in Australia to free Indonesian prisoners, to undermine the Anglo-Dutch War effort, and build political support for an independent Indonesia. The dust jacket has a little wear. The page edges are lightly tanned. 352 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 264 pages. The "Pig Iron" dispute on the Port Kembla waterfront in the thirties. The arrival in Port Kembla Harbour in November 1938 of a grimy British tramp, the Dalfram, to load pig-iron for Japan coincided with Japan's barbarous war on China and preparation for a southward thrust. At the time, Rupert Lockwood was senior Canberra press galleryman for the Melbourne Herald. War on the Waterfront recalls a neglected chapter in Australian history when 180 men in sweaty work singlets and hob-nailed boots sacrificed pay packets in favour of conscience rather than become unwilling providers of munitions metal to Japan. The edges of the book and inside covers and title page are very tanned. Several copies are available. 264 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).…

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo 398pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index, Inscription ' Presented by Tim Beggs National Pres WWF to Richard Curtain 1-3-91'.

Stapled wrapper, 14.75x21.25cm, 31pp. Good condition. General light wear and scuff marks. Library stamp at p3. This item is light and may attract less postage.

1st edition stiff wrappers Very Good octavo 398pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index.

1st edition stiff wrappers Very Good octavo 91pp., .

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo viii + 352pp., b/w plates, maps, references, index, Account of Australian assistance to the Indonesian rebellion against the Dutch; book covers the sustained campaign in Australia to free Indonesian prisoners, to undermine the Anglo-Dutch War effort, and build political support for an independent Indonesia.…

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice copy octavo 398pp., b/w pls., bibliog., index.

1st edition stiff wrappers Very Good octavo 93pp., Nice Early Pamphlet warning of the dangers of American Capitalist thuggery & Cultural Imperialism.

HB BLACK BOARDS NEAR FINE PP352 DW NEAR FINE 8V0 The protests against the Dutch presence in Indonesia staged in Australia in the late 1940s.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy small octavo 264pp., frontis., b/w plates, appends., bibliog., index, The "Pig Iron" dispute on the Port Kembla waterfront in the thirties. The arrival in Port Kembla Harbour in November 1938 of a grimy British tramp, the Dalfram, to load pig-iron for Japan coincided with Japan's war on China and preparation for a southward thrust. At the time, author was senior Canberra press galleryman for the Melbourne Herald. War on the Waterfront recalls a neglected chapter in Australian history when 180 men in sweaty work singlets and hob-nailed boots sacrificed pay packets in favour of conscience rather than become unwilling providers of munitions metal to Japan. Paper toning o/w a nice copy.…