
Issue No 122		07 December 2001

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Trains of Treasure

The TRAINS OF TREASURE exhibition of 26 panels was developed during 1985 and concentrates the lives of railway workers and the part they played in the history the history of the railways in Australia.

Each panel is based around a poem, song or subject significant in the history of Australian Rail. The exhibition has recently been updated with an extra panel and by replacing the original cassette tapes with CDs

Trains of Treasure ONLINE

The exhibition and the songs and poems (including transcriptions) can be viewed (and listened to!) online at:

http://crixa.com/muse/tot/

Trains of Treasure on CD

Trains of Treasure and its companion Railway Voices are now both available on CD from the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU)

The CDs offer a generous sample of the work of Brian Dunnett and Denis Kevans in unearthing a remarkable body of Australian railway song and poetry dating from Frank the Poet's Company Underground (1837) to David Peetz' Fatal Train last year.

CDs cost $25 (including post) each

available from:

RTBU

83-89 Renwick St

Redfern NSW 2016

Australia

Phone: 61 2 9310 3966

Fax: 61 2 9319 2096

email: [email protected]

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Issue 122 contents

Interview: Reality Bytes
Labor's IT spokeswoman Kate Lundy on how a third Howard Government will hurt the IT industry.

Unions: My Way or the Highway
Since 1997, workers employed by Serco/Great Southern Railways, have been locked in a struggle with their employer to have their choice of industrial instrument recognised.

Legal: Three Degrees of Contract
Marian Baird argues there is a need to more fully understand what workers, employers and our society expect from the employment relationship.

International: Bogota Terror
The assassination of a Colombian unionist has prompted international outrage.

History: Freedom or 'Federation'?
Mark Hearn and Greg Patmore argue that the journey to federation was not a one-way street.

Health: Wearing the Right Genes to Work?
Matt Brooks tracks the DNA trail to discover genetic testing in the workplace is already here.

Satire: Demidenko Releases New Book About Her Life As Afghan Refugee
Controversial author Helen Demidenko has written a brand new novel based on her gripping true life experiences as an Afghan refugee.

Review: Can Blinky Bill Save Unions?
Neale Towart browses the kiddies' shelves to find an Australian icon with a union-friendly message.

» Unions Raise Labor Stakes

» Standards Breakthrough in Call Centres

» Hotel Cleaners Told: Bring Your Own Mops

» Corporate Giant Sponsored IT to India Report

» New Front in Battle for Compo Rights

» Progress in Email Privacy Push

» Christmas Progress on Sweatshops, Truckies

» BHP Steel Workers Fight for Security

» Union Concerned At New ASIO Powers

» Workers Call for Patrons Before Pokies

» Overtime Deal Helps Rural Hospitals

» Writers in New Chapter for Unionism

» CFMEU Backs Standards Inquiry

» Mining Company Moves To Ban Fiji Film

» Unions Choir Sings Up Storm

» 2002: Where to Now?

» Activists Notebook

» The Soapbox

» The Locker Room

» Trades Hall

» Tool Shed

» Apology to Tim Harcourt

» Tom is Gobsmacked

» Who was Gordon Freeth?

» More Compo Feedback

» Trains of Treasure

» The Great Tuckpointer Debate Revived

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