Issue No 41 | 26 November 1999 | |
NewsTools for Timor Plea
Workers are being asked to donate tools and building equipment to the Australian Navy to assist in the rebuilding of East Timor.
Senior navy officers have been in discussions with the CFMEU and Labor Council after the crew of thew HMAS Newcastle decided to throw themselves into the reconstruction effort. They are planning to transport a quantity of building, plumbing and electrical equipment when they sale on the HMAS Newcastle from Garden Island on December 10. Labor Council's is coordinating union support for this mission, while Phil Davey from the CFMEU is working closely with the Navy. Anyone willing to donate the following supplies can contact Phil on 0414 867188. TIMOR SUPPLIES Note: All dimensions in Millimetres Building Supplies Metal supplies (all steel only req'd if generator available) Wood supplies 25 x 74 box section tubing - 45 x 90 Radiata pine 25 x 25 box section tubing - 100 x 100 Posts, softwood/hardwood 50 x 50 box section tubing - 50 x 175 softwood/hardwood Polycarbonate sheeting (roofing) - Marine Ply, 1800 x 1200 x 12 (walls) Alsnite sheeting (roofing) - Marine Ply, 2400 x 1200 x 19 (flooring) Tech screws, various - fibro sheeting, 2400 x 1200 x 4.5 Stirrups for uprights - 25 x 100 softwood/hardwood 25 x25 angle, mild - 50 x 200 softwood/hardwood 50 x 50 angle, mild - Wood Glue Reinforced iron (Reo for concrete) - No More Nails Saddles for Reo (10-20 bags) - Silastic, No more Gaps, Caulking Reo lockwire (plus tools) - Caulking Gun 100 x 75 Angle iron, mild - Doors, external/internal Nails, various 25, 50, 75, 100mm x 10kg ea - Roof support brackets/Cyclone straps Clouts - Black steel fencing pickets, 2 metre Gang nails - Hardiboard Galvanised Roofing Nails 50 x 2.5mm x 20kg - 60mm x 25 mm hardwood for bracing/boxing cement Door hinges, various & screws - Coach screws guttering Plain fencing wire, various gauges HAND TOOLS REQUIRED Shovels (regular & long-handled for post holes) Misc Equipment Spades, picks, mattock - PVC piping, 100, 50, 25 Wood saws, hand - PVC Joiners, Tees, Elbows,caps Buckets, plastic - PVC glue, PVC valves & taps Post hole digger - PVC Threaded fittings Hand boring jig (for digging wells) - Paint, assorted (Mainly exterior, water-based) Generator (diesel preferred) to power welder - Heat shrink, all sizes Hand pumps for water from wells/bores - Cable clips, all sizes Welding equipment - Cable tie gun Circular saw - PVC reducing joints, 100mm - 50mm Drop saw Drills, electric/cordless & hand Copper Pipe Drill sets, high speed wood/metal/masonry - 10mm x 50m Straight edges - 20mm x 50m Squares - Copper pipe compatible taps String lines - 10mm elbows/10mm saddles Spirit levels - 20mm elbows/20mm saddles Tech gun (for tech screws) and driver - Joiners, assorted 4" grinder Gloves Cement Safety Gloves/Glasses - Premix cement Hand files & Handles - Cement 50kg bags x 40 (1 pallet) with angle metal (foundations) Claw hammers Hacksaws - Lead Lights Axes, rakes, picks - Chain Saw Chisels, wood & metal - Mallets Nuts & Bolts, 5mm and 10mm - String level Rope, various - Camel Backs Acro props - Tape measures Corrugated iron - Wire Cutters Seizing wire - Sheet metal cutters Pliers - Screwdrivers Tinsnips - Sawhorses Spanners - Masonry Drill (Hilti) Sockets - 9" Masonry Discs to fit grinder x 40 Earmuffs - Crow bars Garden hose (plus fittings) - Plasticiser Portable Generator (240v) - 50m industrial black plastic Wheel barrows - 50m 'Spaghetti' for masonry Extension cords - Teflon tape Oxy/acetylene Unit - Pipe benders/cutters Dyna Bolts, 100mm x 10mm & 200mm x 12mm - Self-tapping screws, timber/metal various sizes Cement Mixer - Sledge hammers Cement Trails and Corners Paint Brushes/Rollers Thinners/Turpentine Fuel Caddies/Jerry Cans TIMOR COMMUNICATIONS/TV REQUIRMENTS Phones: 4/6/8 core (solid)standard telephone cable (+600M) 4 core FLAT cable (+200M) 20 x standard telephones Coaxial cable 75 Ohm Ribbon cable 300 Ohm Coaxial Cable RG 59/50 Ohm Connectors: 6 way RG 12 modular connectors 4 way RG 11 modular connectors 12 way terminal blocks, large quantity req'd Silicon crimp lugs, for solid core cable "F" type, "Male" "F" Type "Female" 75 Ohm "Male" 75 Ohm "Female" BNC "Male" solder type BNC "Female" solder type Crimp termination, assorted RCA, Male & Female Tools RG 11/12 crimping tool Rechargeable soldering iron Mini gas torch and gas Coax crimp tools/Coax strippers
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Interview: A Bob Each Way ALP tactician Bob McMullan is responsible for charting Labor industry policy into the next millennium. He tells us where he�s heading. Unions: Organiser of the Year Just ten days to go before entries close for our $2000 air ticket. Here�s another nomination. History: Labour Daze A report from the 6th National Biennial Conference of the Australian Society For The Study Of Labour and Community. Politics: Tomorrow�s Questions While the turn of the century sees Sydney play host to the Olympic games, the International Youth Parliament 2000 will bring world focus to contemporary issues facing young people. Health: Red Ribbons December 1, World AIDS Day has a special place in the history of the AIDS pandemic. International: Organised Chaos Persistent rumours are floating around Jakarta that the former boss of the official pro-Soeharto Indonesian trade union movement is about to be charged with corruption. Economics: Seattle Numbers Grow for WTO Protest News of the agreement to smooth China�s entry to the World Trade Organisation has created its own "China Syndrome" for organisers of the Seattle WTO event. Satire: Too Many Media Players! The Productivity Commission has issued a report calling for the abolition of existing cross-media ownership laws. Review: Leviathan John Birmingham has lifted the lid on Sydney�s shady past - and found trade unions to be at the centre of the sordid tales. Deface a Face: Reith Loses His Shine With his Second Wave looking more like a splash in the bath-tub, Workplace Relations Minister Peter Reith still reigns as the union movement�s favourite bogeyman.
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